[statecom] Fwd: you made state house news!

[Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/12/07 9:21:34 PM, nfortune at mac.com writes:


> PROVIDERS GREATLY IMPACTED BY LINE ITEM REFORM, DSS OFFICAL NOTES
> A top Department of Social Services official acknowledged the 
> "enormous" change brought about by Gov. Deval Patrick's efforts to 
> shrink the number of state budget line items, telling lawmakers that 
> the department is working to keep up with the complications.
> 
> ...
> 
> Former Green-Rainbow gubernatorial candidate Grace Ross added her 
> voice to the chorus of Democratic legislators protesting Patrick’s 
> line-item curbing, saying it prevents the targeting of funds at 
> groups in need. “I strongly urge you to hang onto that legislative 
> oversight and if necessary redefine those line items,” Ross told 
> lawmakers. She said, “They’ve removed definitions that people have 
> fought for for years . . . People have fought for decades to make 
> sure that those definitions existed, because they ensure access.”=
> 




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