Michigan Governor Proposes Closing State’s Last ICF/MR

In her 2010 budget proposal, Michigan Governor Granholm is calling for the closure of Department of Community Health's Mount Pleasant Center for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, the state’s last ICF/MR program. The 150 residents of Mount Pleasant will be placed in community based settings. In addition, the budget proposal does not recommend cuts to Medicaid programs. Read more!

Florida Court Dismisses Lawsuit over Cuts to Disability Programs

On January 23, a circuit court judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by an advocacy group that claims that cuts to service for the developmentally disabled will cause "immediate irreparable harm" to individuals with disabilities in Florida. The Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities argued that the state has unfairly denied residents the right to a hearing to appeal new limits on the services they receive. The group has a similar case under consideration in the Florida courts and a judge has ruled that they have not yet exhausted their options for hearing their grievances through state channels. Read more!