State02/28/10 01:46:03 PM
Sunday 28 February 2010
450 Children in Amador Co. Could Lose Health Care Coverage
Under the budget proposal by Governor Schwarzenegger, 450 children in Amador County could be lose their health care coverage. Schwarzenegger's proposes to significantly reduce, and potentially eliminate, the Healthy Families Program (HFP). The HFP provides low-cost health, dental, and vision coverage to children in families with incomes of up to 250 percent of the federal poverty line – $45,780 for a family of three. If the HFP were eliminated, 1,041,100 children statewide would lose access to affordable health coverage. The federal government pays about two-thirds of the program’s cost. Eliminating the HFP would reduce General Fund spending by $222.0 million, but result in a loss of $826.3 million in federal matching funds.
In Amador County elimination of HFP would result in a loss of $455,000 costing 450 children their coverage.
This is just another example of the mean spirited cuts, targeted at the most vulnerable Californians, being proposed by Republican lawmakers while their big business partners continue to amass big profits on the backs of the poor.
More, including a complete county by county breakdown of numbers is in this two page pdf document.
In Amador County elimination of HFP would result in a loss of $455,000 costing 450 children their coverage.
This is just another example of the mean spirited cuts, targeted at the most vulnerable Californians, being proposed by Republican lawmakers while their big business partners continue to amass big profits on the backs of the poor.
More, including a complete county by county breakdown of numbers is in this two page pdf document.
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Misc02/23/10 12:07:22 PM
DNC Winter Meeting Resolutions
At their Winter Meeting, the Democratic National Committee adopted these resolutions.
This information was sent by DNC Executive Committee member Gary Shay.
This information was sent by DNC Executive Committee member Gary Shay.
Friday 19 February 2010
Federal02/19/10 11:37:56 AM
One Year Later California Democrats Praise Recovery Act
Bill Has Funded Thousands of Jobs in California and Saved Economy From Total Collapse
Sacramento — One year ago this week, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Since then it has funded up to two million jobs nationwide, including 70,745 jobs in California, and saved the nation’s economy from total collapse. As a result of the Recovery Act, California has received $21.5 billion in additional federal funding, with more than $7.7 billion received thus far.
"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law by President Obama a year ago this week, has brought tens of thousands of jobs to California and helped to save our economy from total collapse," said Timothy Paulson chair of the labor caucus for the California Democratic Party.
"California’s working families have seen a tax break because of this bill, and small businesses have received loans to help them build their businesses and create more jobs. President Obama and our Democratic leaders in Congress are working around the clock to get our economy back on track. There is still much work to be done to create more jobs here in California but it’s clear that the Recovery Act is doing its job."
Monday 08 February 2010
Club News02/08/10 11:50:08 AM
Tentative Dates Set for Highway 88 Clean-up
If you drive up and down Highway 88 you have surely seen that the Amador Democrats have adopted a two-mile section of the highway from the top of the hill at the cemetary to the railroad tracks below. About four to six times a year depending on weather and other conditions, local Democrats gather to spend a few hours picking up trash along this stretch of Highway 88 helping to keep Amador County attractive for those travelling this stretch of road.
Dates for the next two highway cleaning opportunities have been set. They are:
All you need to participate is a desire to help your community and a willingness to spend approximately four hours of your Saturday morning doing good work.
For more information contact either Toni Bach or Steve Christensen.
Dates for the next two highway cleaning opportunities have been set. They are:
Saturday, February 20, 2010; 9:00 a.m.
and
Saturday, April 3, 2010; 8:00 a.m.
and
Saturday, April 3, 2010; 8:00 a.m.
All you need to participate is a desire to help your community and a willingness to spend approximately four hours of your Saturday morning doing good work.
For more information contact either Toni Bach or Steve Christensen.
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