By Patricia Cullen on
8/10/2009 10:11 AM
Usually the information contained in a blog is less objective than a news story (allows me some room for editorial opinions!). However, I am diverting a bit from my own blog etiquette with this particular message - which is to encourage the meeker, shyer member to step out of the “someone else will do this” mode and take an easy step forward into the advocacy world.
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By Patricia Cullen on
7/21/2009 3:13 PM
Staff at the Association have been spending many hours in recent weeks trying to herd the cats that have suddenly appeared under the banner of managing increasing expenditures for home and community-based services.
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By Patricia Cullen on
7/6/2009 3:14 PM
Once we reach the July 4th holiday, it seems like we move from summer vacation planning to back-to-school and legislative session planning in a nanosecond.
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By Patricia Cullen on
6/23/2009 1:03 PM
It is so very difficult these days to find lemonade in the pile of state budget lemons that have been dropped on your/our doorstep but here goes anyway!!
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By Patricia Cullen on
6/9/2009 8:59 AM
As we anxiously await the announcement from Governor Tim Pawlenty on how he has decided to “trim” an additional $2.7 billion from the state’s budget, we have gathered a great deal of information on what can/cannot be done in response.
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By Patricia Cullen on
5/20/2009 1:36 PM
What a difference a day (or two) makes when the Legislature is in session. Nobody predicted the ending of the “ultimate show-down" -- not even the long-time fellow political “hacks” (including me) who had all predicted a protracted session to reach agreement on revenue sources necessary to fill the budget hole.
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By Patricia Cullen on
5/15/2009 1:19 PM
I figured the best way to continue to give updates on the Capitol shenanigans is through my blog since sending out messages on an ongoing basis could only send your heads spinning even more!
If you haven’t been tracking the progression of the Capitol card game, here is a bit of a play-by-play of the “Capitol Poker Game”:
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By Patricia Cullen on
5/13/2009 9:30 AM
At the risk of “forcing” some of you to watch sausage being made, I want to give you some perspective on the “negotiation” underway during these waning days of the legislative session.
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By Patricia Cullen on
4/29/2009 2:04 PM
There is so much to be “Debbie Downer” about these days with budget-cutting proposals overshadowing any of the positive stories.
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By Patricia Cullen on
3/24/2009 1:56 PM
Here we sit at the end of March without our second U.S. senator.
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