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UCP Washington Wire -- August 16, 2012    
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                              August 16, 2012


                              CURRENT NEWS AND UPDATES 
                               
                              Paul Ryan Chosen as Republican VP Pick
                              This week, Mitt Romney announced that he had chosen Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate in the upcoming Presidential election. The announcement ended speculation on who the former governor of Massachusetts would choose as his Vice Presidential pick. Romney’s choice in running mate has also ignited discussion throughout the disability community because of Ryan’s background on the House Budget Committee. Learn more from The New York Times and The Washington Post.
                               
                              Medicare and Medicaid Become Prime Election Issues
                              After the announcement of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s running mate in the November election, entitlement programs have become front and center in the campaign. Ryan’s (R-WI) previous proposed cuts to both Medicare and Medicaid programs will influence the election and will most likely, bring disability issues to the forefront of the campaign. Read on from Disability Scoop and The Wall Street Journal.


                              STATE CHECK-UP
                               
                              Disability Rights Texas Releases Report on Suspensions for Students with Disabilities
                              On Wednesday, Disability Rights Texas released a report that flagged 30 Texas school districts for “disproportionately using out of school suspensions to punish schools with disabilities.” Disability Rights Texas has asked districts to change their approaches to disciplining students with disabilities. Learn more from Education Week.
                               
                              State of Kansas Changing Delivery of In-Home Medicaid Services
                              Kansas State officials announced this week that they will change the way they determine which in-home Medicaid services will be provided to people with disabilities and people who are aging. The system that is currently in place will become a system that relies on only one agency or organization in each county to deliver services. Read more about the upcoming changes from KHI News Service.  

                              Democratic State Senators from Maine Oppose Medicaid Cuts
                              As we reported last week, the Governor Paul LePage of Maine asked his state to remove almost 30,000 low-income Medicaid patients from the state-run program. This week, Democratic State Senators wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sebelius opposing the plan. The letter disputes the Governor’s argument that Medicaid cuts are needed due to a state budget crisis. Learn more from the Kennebec Journal.
                               

                              ON THE HORIZON
                               
                              The Federal Communications Commission to Host “Developing with Accessibility”
                              On September 6th and 7th in Washington, D.C., The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will host a new initiative called “Developing with Accessibility.” The event is designed to spur collaboration on accessibility solutions among leading developers across the country. Visit FCC.gov for more information, or register for the event here.
                               
                               

                              For more information on this Washington Wire, contact: Connie Garner at CGarner at ucp.org. 
                       
                  

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