How will PA’s state budget effect your library user needs?
Posted in Advocacy, Funding, State Aid on August 03, 2010 by CarrieComments
Read this update from the PA Library Association: palibraries.org for detail on the funding needed for a balanced PA state budget.
A balanced budget in PA and funding for many programs (possibly including public libraries) hinges on the successful passage of FMAP funds.
Here are some information resources about FMAP provided as a resource:
or just learn about the health care system and the different points of view: from The New Republic or this one from a .gov.
Be informed and provide information. If your reference staff have time to do more research, feel free to post new links in the comments below.
Speak your mind as a citizen about what matters to you. Libraries enhance democracy by helping to create an informed citizenry of people able to educate themselves about issues of finance, health care, technology, government services, living well together in a shared nation and world and so much more.
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August 04, 2010
Update: Just a quick word to share good news from Washington. The United States Senate cleared a key procedural hurdle today (August 4, 2010) by a vote of 61-38 which moves the FMAP funding bill ahead and assures its passage in the Senate. Senators Specter and Casey both supported the bill
August 04, 2010
For the future: The U.S. House of Representatives will take up the bill when it returns to session after Labor Day. Chances of passage in the U.S. House are good, but we’ll need to ask our individual congressional House members for their support on the FMAP bill when the vote approaches. PaLA will let you know.
August 04, 2010
Here’s the Penn Live story about it: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/08/us_senate_vote_improves_pennsy.html
August 11, 2010
More in the news: another 1.9% cut proposed?