- Schwarzenegger’s revised budget plan is expected to eliminate health programs, By Shane Goldmacher and Evan Halper, May 12, 2010, Los Angeles Times: “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to present a revised budget plan Friday that would dismantle some of California’s landmark healthcare programs after efforts to scale them back have been reversed by federal courts. The rulings, issued mostly over the last two years, have already forced the state to unwind roughly $2.4 billion in cuts approved by the governor and Legislature and have alarmed other financially strapped states seeking ways to balance their budgets…”
- Pawlenty vetoes health bill, By Warren Wolfe and Rachel Stassen-Berger, May 13, 2010, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: “Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed a major health and human services spending bill Thursday, just hours after it cleared the House and Senate in a late-night session, but then hinted to reporters that he might be open to negotiations. ‘It is a bill I think we could potentially find some compromise on, and potentially sign into law,’ Pawlenty said. DFL legislators had expected the veto because, although the bill cuts $114 million from current spending in state programs, it also provides health insurance for about 82,000 poor childless adults through the state-federal Medicaid program — a shift the governor opposes. The timing of the Wednesday night votes ensured that lawmakers would have time to attempt a veto override or seek a compromise with the governor…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty