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Today's Poll!Union challenges Nixon’s plan to cut jobs in Medicaid program
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon delivers the annual State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Jefferson City, Mo. Photo by The Associated Press.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Gov. Jay Nixon’s plan to cut 60 Family Support Division jobs doesn’t set well with a labor union that represents those employees.
Bradley Harmon, spokesman for the Communication Workers of America’s Local 6355, stated the state employees at the Social Services and Health and Senior Services departments were deeply disappointed “in the Governor’s half-hearted plan to expand Medicaid (while) preparing pink slips for 60 more” of the employees.
During Monday night’s State of the State address, Nixon barely mentioned the state employee job cuts, and gave no specifics in 35 seconds of the speech about the 283 employee positions cut in the state’s budget that he’s proposed for the business year that begins July 1.
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alexgma 3 months, 2 weeks ago
I make 19,000.00 yr.have no health insurance,just got first check of 2013 $34.00 more dollars in taxs taken out. it doesnt pay for any one to work.I dont make enough to be in middle income not collecting any goverment aid so not in poverty level what level would I be on? I have no bills except rent,water,phone,cable and food and gas I pay out of pocket for dr cause i will never in one year reach the deductables for insurance. my husband has heart diease and worked all his life and now gets disabilty so medicare he has.were both in our 60's and when they add our income together I make to much for medicade cut jobs,fund more programs and more workers lose job.
why work? why try to get ahead? $34.00 is half tank of gas for me.
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