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Day: March 9, 2018
Disability Day highlights several key needs
With the 2018 Minnesota Legislature in full swing, disability groups are making the case for a wide range of policy and spending bills. The calls for more spending for needed…
Paratransit idea meets resistance
Making improvements to Twin Cities area paratransit services calls for Metropolitan Council and Minnesota Legislature action in the months ahead. Recommendations proposed by a task force are touted as providing…
Editor's Column - March 2018
This month’s column is difficult for me to write because it’s an early job ad. Access Press has been a dominant part of my life for many years. I’ll be…
HISTORY NOTE: MinnesotaCare resulted from work by capitol’s ‘Gang of Seven’
China had its “Gang of Four.” Members who were Communist Party leaders rose to prominence in that country’s Cultural Revolution of the 1970s, but were later charged with treasonous crimes.…
Spotlight is on fetal alcohol syndrome support this session
Awareness of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is growing, as are advocacy efforts in Minnesota. The Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS) had a record turnout for the February…