Health care reform and state budget cuts
In Project: Brainiacs

Host Jaime Lewis and Host Rick Prokaski join Joe Beaver, president of the board of the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, in discussing healthcare reform and the state budget cuts announced a few days ago. The mentally ill and the disabled took a disproportionate hit, in the opinions of some, including Julie Reiskin, director of the CCDC. Meanwhile, the Brain Injury Association of Colorado's ED Gavin Attwood prepares for the Pike's Peak Challenge in September and the annual conference in October in Denver.

Published: 8/22/2009 0 Comments
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Producer: prhoads
Theme: Community Issues and Advocacy
In Project: Brainiacs
License: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Generic
Rating: TV-G
Language: English
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State Reps. Mark Ferrandino and Lois Court discuss state finances after Gov. Ritter announces cuts.
In Project: Views from Denver

Sen. Mark Ferrandino, a member of the Joint Budget Committee, and Rep. Lois Court, both state representatives from Denver, discuss the state's difficult budget picture as Gov. Bill Ritter announced last week the cuts including 58 "beds" from one facility for the mentally ill and 32 from the Grand Junction regional facility for the mentally impaired. Ferrandino discusses his reactions to his JBC tasks during the 2009 Legislative Session and during cuts to many programs.

Published: 8/22/2009 0 Comments
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Theme: News, Business and Government
In Project: Views from Denver
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Language: English
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