Showing posts with label AAPPD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AAPPD. Show all posts
Thursday, March 12, 2009
COURT CASE MINUTES - from March 11, 2009
Click here to read the 21-page minutes from the case that was filed to block DDD budget cuts!
DES news release re: court ruling
Click here to see DES's news release regarding yesterday's court ruling.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Possible positive news ... UPDATE 3/6/09
3/6/09 UPDATE to this news item: The info I posted about the preliminary injunction in the AAPPD case vs. The State re: DDD cuts was incorrect. The judge has not yet made any rulings in the case, and is not scheduled to until next week.
Info available online re: AAPPD court case vs. State of AZ & DES
The civil case was filed in Superior Court of Marciopa County - (to find docket entries use case # CV2009-006509).
The Honorable Joseph B. Heilman initially presided over the case, and it appears - based on the minutes of 2/27/09 - that the case will be (or has been) changed to being presided over by The Honorable Bethany G. Hicks.
Official minutes recorded and posted regarding the proceedings can be found by searching here using the following case number: CV2009006509
The Honorable Joseph B. Heilman initially presided over the case, and it appears - based on the minutes of 2/27/09 - that the case will be (or has been) changed to being presided over by The Honorable Bethany G. Hicks.
Official minutes recorded and posted regarding the proceedings can be found by searching here using the following case number: CV2009006509
Sunday, March 1, 2009
"Filing decries (DDD) disability funding cuts" in Arizona
Story found here: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/02/28/20090228dessuit0228.html
A coalition seeking to block steep service cuts for about 4,000 people living with disabilities will try to convince a judge next week that the state acted improperly.
The group, which includes service providers and their clients, filed a complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court on Friday seeking a temporary restraining order. If granted, the order would prevent the Department of Economic Security from reducing services provided through its Division of Developmental Disabilities.
About 4,000 people are scheduled to lose services Sunday as the result of cuts made in the wake of the Legislature's $1.6 billion budget fix earlier this year.
A coalition seeking to block steep service cuts for about 4,000 people living with disabilities will try to convince a judge next week that the state acted improperly.
The group, which includes service providers and their clients, filed a complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court on Friday seeking a temporary restraining order. If granted, the order would prevent the Department of Economic Security from reducing services provided through its Division of Developmental Disabilities.
About 4,000 people are scheduled to lose services Sunday as the result of cuts made in the wake of the Legislature's $1.6 billion budget fix earlier this year.
"What the state is proposing to do is to pull the rug out from under . . . some of our most vulnerable citizens," said John Dacey, attorney for the plaintiffs.
On Friday, Dacey argued that the Legislature violated the Constitution in January when it instructed DES to reduce its budget by $43 million.
Plaintiffs told the court that the Legislature improperly delegated its authority to the agency, which is part of the executive branch.
Lawyers for the state responded by saying that it has been the Legislature's standard practice to appropriate "lump sums" to state agencies and allow them to decide how to spend or cut money.
Judge Joseph Heilman scheduled a hearing for Monday to further discuss the issue. He declined to issue a restraining order Friday, saying a few days' delay would not cause irreparable harm to the plaintiffs.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Thurs - Feb 27 RALLY AT THE CAPITOL!!
THURSDAY - FEB 27 - AAPPD Rally at the Capitol!!!! - 9 AM - 4 PM
RALLY AT THE CAPITOL THIS THURSDAY.
The Rally will last all day (9am to 4 pm).
THE PLAN: AAPPD will be providing signs for families and consumers to carry as they walk around the capitol. AAPPD will also have a podium for providers and/or families who have a personal story to tell.
AAPPD has reserved the “Ice Cream Parlor” in the Old Capitol (adjacent to the Capitol Mall) and is planning a little continental breakfast for legislators in the morning. They will also use this as a base for providers and families (although it has a capacity of 75 at one time).
The Budget Hearing for the FY 2010 DES Budget is at 2 pm, and AAPPD will testify if allowed.
RALLY AT THE CAPITOL THIS THURSDAY.
The Rally will last all day (9am to 4 pm).
THE PLAN: AAPPD will be providing signs for families and consumers to carry as they walk around the capitol. AAPPD will also have a podium for providers and/or families who have a personal story to tell.
AAPPD has reserved the “Ice Cream Parlor” in the Old Capitol (adjacent to the Capitol Mall) and is planning a little continental breakfast for legislators in the morning. They will also use this as a base for providers and families (although it has a capacity of 75 at one time).
The Budget Hearing for the FY 2010 DES Budget is at 2 pm, and AAPPD will testify if allowed.
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