At the foundation of our ability to work, start a family, pursue educational goals, create a business, or retire, is access to affordable health care. Economic security and health care are intricately and undeniably connected. That means that we need to think long-term about health care access. Not only are healthy individuals more likely to […]

Few things are more likely to make someone overreact than an irrational fear. That is why, during a work-related visit to a hotel and casino (seriously — work related), one of my most prominent irrational fears got the better of me. My plan upon checking into the hotel before our company meeting was to drop […]

On May 2, the state Legislature met to review the governor’s vetoes. Known as “Veto Day,” more than 500 people who support people with Developmental Disabilities came to the Statehouse to remind them of LD 967, a proposed bill that would increase the rates paid to Direct Service Workers to support people with Developmental Disabilities. […]