http://www.americanathens.com/2006/11/10/romney-again-vetoes-spending/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:11:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://www.americanathens.com/2006/11/10/romney-again-vetoes-spending/#comment-87 Askinstoo Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:19:00 +0000 http://www.americanathens.com/2006/11/10/romney-again-vetoes-spending/#comment-87 This post has been removed by a blog administrator. This post has been removed by a blog administrator.

]]> http://www.americanathens.com/2006/11/10/romney-again-vetoes-spending/#comment-88 lecollye Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:33:00 +0000 http://www.americanathens.com/2006/11/10/romney-again-vetoes-spending/#comment-88 Yeah, pretty much. Yeah, pretty much.

]]> http://www.americanathens.com/2006/11/10/romney-again-vetoes-spending/#comment-89 lecollye Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.americanathens.com/2006/11/10/romney-again-vetoes-spending/#comment-89 FYI: ·$28,000,000 for salary reserve to provide for a 2-3 % raise for direct care workers who are among the lowest paid workers in the state. Each and every day thousands of these men and women provide care and support in a professional and caring manner for children and adults in need throughout the state. Many of these people do so for less than $10 an hour and deserve better treatment than this. ·More than $600,000 from the Children’s Trust Fund. This money funds our Healthy Families program which provides services to children at-risk in the community. This program reaches out into the community to assist parents in accessing necessary services and teaches them to better care for the physical and emotional needs of their children ·Almost $10,000,000 from the Department of Mental Retardation budget that provides community supports for individuals with developmental disabilities helping them lead more independent and productive lives FYI:
·$28,000,000 for salary reserve to provide for a 2-3 % raise for direct care workers who are among the lowest paid workers in the state. Each and every day thousands of these men and women provide care and support in a professional and caring manner for children and adults in need throughout the state. Many of these people do so for less than $10 an hour and deserve better treatment than this.
·More than $600,000 from the Children’s Trust Fund. This money funds our Healthy Families program which provides services to children at-risk in the community. This program reaches out into the community to assist parents in accessing necessary services and teaches them to better care for the physical and emotional needs of their children
·Almost $10,000,000 from the Department of Mental Retardation budget that provides community supports for individuals with developmental disabilities helping them lead more independent and productive lives

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