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Moving Alabama Forward -- ACPP Policy Conference, Fri., Feb. 8, Auburn University MontgomeryYou won't want to miss "Moving Alabama Forward," the 2013 ACPP Policy Conference, Fri., Feb. 8, at Auburn University Montgomery. This year's event comes at a particularly urgent and promising time for improving public policies that affect our most vulnerable neighbors. During opening week of the 2013 legislative session, the conference will highlight:
The registration deadline is Feb. 1. Get the registration brochure here. Bad finance leads to bad romance!Join us for a National Day of Action! Hundreds from across the Birmingham region will gather on Valentine's Day to call for changes to predatory loans that victimize working Alabamians. Connect with like-minded advocates at the YWCA Central Alabama on Feb. 14th at 11:30 a.m. to hear more about the devastation these loans have caused for our neighbors in Birmingham and lend your voice in the fight against abusive lending practices. YWCA Gymnasium 309 23rd St. N., Birmingham Thurs., Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch provided -- Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVPs will help us plan: RSVP by Feb. 11 to Jacob Smith -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (205) 322-9922 x 306 Arise Daily News Digest 1-30-2013AL.COM - Rep. Allen Farley, former Jefferson County assistant sheriff, wants accountability for Tutwiler problems. AL.COM - Constitutional amendments: More plainspoken, less blah, blah, blah. AL.COM - State Senate District 35: Bill Hightower will face Jim Barton in runoff battle. AL.COM - Commission recommends 'fundamental change' for Alabama Medicaid. AL.COM - Montgomery woman, a state employee, indicted for identity theft. AL.COM - Eaton manufacturing plant to close this spring in Decatur. AL.COM - Alabama AG Luther Strange applauds BP court ruling. AL.COM - Lawmaker proposing bill to pay back $437 million taken from Alabama Trust Fund. AL.COM - Legislative panel grills Alabama prison commissioner about sexual misconduct at Tutwiler. AL.COM - Alabama Department of Homeland Security: At this point, no personal data believed lost during cyber attack on state computers. AL.COM - Alabama government last in proactive transparency, report finds. AL.COM - Alabama senator plans bill to end nepotism. AL.COM - Alabama House Republicans seek new restrictions on abortion clinics. AL.COM - Contributor Cameron Smith: Energy in Alabama: Balancing Economy and Environment AL.COM - Contributor George Clark: Utility rate litigation is bad for Alabama business. SENATE SKETCHES - “Senate Sketches,” Sen. Hank Sanders’ (D-Selma) weekly message to his constituents. DECATUR DAILY – The Decatur Daily: Immigrants benefit state and nation. (FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY - Study: Teachers lack training to deal with grieving children. (FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY – The Times Daily: Funding for hall of fame. TUSCALOOSA NEWS - State positioned to exit No Child Left Behind Act: Alabama education chief outlines ‘Plan 2020.' GADSDEN TIMES – The Gadsden Times: Money may not be there for state raises. ANNISTON STAR - Proposed legislation would alter burglary laws to allow more severe punishment. ANNISTON STAR – The Anniston Star: Defending our rights: State’s GOP leaders should amend with more substance. ANNISTON STAR – The Anniston Star: Roofs over their heads: Reducing homelessness remains significant issue in Alabama. JACKSONVILLE NEWS – Columnist Steve Flowers’ Inside the Statehouse: If you want a state job, serve Uncle Sam for two years. MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Scathing report on treatment of inmates: Legislator says feds could take over Tutwiler: Cam Ward says 'abuses are well documented.' DOTHAN EAGLE - Roby: More gun laws may not solve problem. WASHINGTON POST - Deep spending cuts are likely, lawmakers say, with no deal on sequester in sight. WASHINGTON POST - Obama makes his immigration push. WASHINGTON POST – Columnist Ruth Marcus: In Washington, a season for pragmatism? WASHINGTON POST - The Washington Post: Leading from behind on immigration. NEW YORK TIMES - For Republicans, a Push From Voters on Immigration and a Tug on Gun Control NEW YORK TIMES – Contributor Mae Ngai: Reforming Immigration for Good ALABAMA POLITICAL REPORTER - Contributor State Sen. Bill Holzclaw (R-Madison): Why the Local Control School Flexibility Act is Necessary Alabama's Medicaid reform should put patients firstACPP appreciates the opportunity to represent consumer interests on the Alabama Medicaid Advisory Commission. Toward that end, we have assembled a coalition of advocacy organizations to provide consumer input on the reform process. The coalition has identified eight core principles of consumer-centered Medicaid reform. Medicaid Commission recommends community approach over commercial managed careThe Alabama Medicaid Advisory Commission overwhelmingly voted this afternoon to recommend the state go with a community care approach -- instead of statewide commercial managed care -- to try to control spending in the healthcare program for the poor. The commission, with only one dissenting vote, voted to recommend a primary care case management approach in which care providers are responsible for monitoring and approving the care of people on Medicaid. State Health Officer Don Williamson said it would take statewide a model that is already used to some degree in Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, Opelika and Mobile. ACPP communications director Jim Carnes praised the commission's decision saying he thought a community care model would be more patient-centered than a statewide commercial managed care approach. |
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