State struggles to fund care for mentally retarded adults
Massachusetts faces a funding gap as group homes and day programs fail to meet rising demand for services. The Beard family and thousands like them face a looming crisis as the state estimates 2,250 mentally retarded adults wait for housing, with 600 new entrants each year since 1984.
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Beards push private group home for two mentally retarded sons
Richard Beard and his wife plan a private group home for Forrest and Lincoln, two mentally retarded brothers living with the Beards in Massachusetts. They cite community benefits, remodeling costs of 120000, and a live-in aide, while awaiting state approval and Medicaid reimbursement.
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Iowa Legislature Opens With Shifts In Leadership
Cedar Rapids figures dominate the opening session as Corbett, 34, becomes youngest Iowa speaker and third in line to govern while Wally Horn of Cedar Rapids starts his second term as Senate majority leader. Republicans hold the House, Democrats control the Senate with key debates looming on penal policy and tax relief.
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Iowa Legislature Opens as Branstad Begins New Term
The new Iowa Legislature convenes with Gov. Terry Branstad set to deliver the 13th annual Condition of the State at 10 a.m. amid welfare and health care reform talks and abortion issues. A joint session will hear the judiciary’s state of the judiciary at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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