Committee lays over bill to restore choice for people with disabilities between Medicaid waiver and extended employment services Providers told lawmakers a July rule change removed a schedule K option and forced people on Medicaid waivers off DEED extended employment services; DEED said productive talks produced draft language and the bill was laid over while parties finalize language to avoid duplication of services.

Minnesotans with disabilities are facing critical choices as a recent rule change threatens their access to vital employment services—what's at stake?

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Subcommittee advances a slate of civil bills: restitution payments, child-support pilot, protective-order relief, driver-license reforms and others The House civil subcommittee on Feb. 10 moved multiple civil and family-law bills forward. Notable outcomes: HB 1235 (online restitution payments) reported 8–0; HB 1346 (child-support employment pilot) carried over to 2027 for further work; HB 440 (repeal of license suspensions for low-income debtors) reported and referred to Appropriations 5–3; HB 1363 (protective-order payment authority) reported 9–0. A block of probate and procedure cleanup bills also reported unanimously.

The Virginia House civil subcommittee just made major strides in advancing bills that could reshape online restitution payments, child support enforcement, and protective orders—what does this mean for you?

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Public commenters urge more jobs for blind Texans and ask TWC to review due-process failures; commission agrees to resubmit a contested UI case At a Texas Workforce Commission meeting, Jim Meehan of the Austin Lighthouse for the Blind urged expansion of the PPD program and fee-schedule review to sustain services; caller Caleb Jones Timbs urged independent review of a misconduct finding and the commission voted to resubmit case 3934951 for further consideration.

Texas leaders are urged to strengthen job opportunities for blind Texans while addressing critical due-process issues in unemployment claims—what changes are on the horizon?

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