After years of trying to clear the waitlist for the adult developmental disabilities waiver, this year’s budget crisis could double it

After years of trying to clear the waitlist for the adult developmental disabilities waiver, this year’s budget crisis could double it

The hearing room was packed, but the hearing itself was mostly dry, with legislative anaylsts and Maryland Health Department officials going back and forth on the reasoning and the details of a proposed $150 million cut to the budget for the Developmental Disabilities Administration.That was until Del. Dana Jones (D-Anne Arundel) shared the conversations that she said she kept returning to as she prepared for Thursday’s budget hearing.

State Medicaid officials said they have authority to continue with the plan through an executive order from Gov. Jared Polis and that they will ask again for board approval

It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.

More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.

Each year the cycle continues, state lawmakers will have fewer ways to address the gap without cutting state programs and services. Skyrocketing Medicaid costs are primarily to blame.

A Colorado Springs mother said the idea that agencies can just hire more caregivers is divorced from the reality on the ground, where nurses have plenty of easier, more lucrative options for work.

Colorado Governor Polis proposes Medicaid funding cuts for 2026, reducing growth from 11.9% to 5.6%. Caregivers struggle with existing cuts.

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Colorado parents caring for adult children with severe developmental disabilities want to know why their pay is being cut

Colorado parents caring for adult children with severe developmental disabilities want to know why their pay is being cut

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No, Democrats aren’t trying to fund health care for “illegal aliens.”

President Donald Trump has plastered taxes on products from almost every country on earth. He’s targeted specific imports, too. But he isn’t done yet.