Connie Day, 1994 Flemming Fellow and former Nebraska state senator,
was named to the Governor’s Health Commission in Nebraska.
Liz Stefanics, a former New Mexico state representative, will run for the state
Public Regulation Commission in the next election. Stefanics is a 1994
Flemming Fellow.
Alabama state Senator Steve Windom, a 1995 Flemming Fellow,
will run for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in the next election.
Georgia state Senator Donzella James, a 1995 Flemming Fellow and
member of CPA’s Southeast Community Policy & Leadership Forum, earlier this session
introduced a resolution calling for "zero waste," which aims to eliminate waste
and pollution in the manufacture, use, storage and recycling of materials.
The U.S. Small Business Association
(SBA) recently launched the Online
Women’s Business Center, located on the web at
http://www.onlinewbc.org. The new initiative creates an online
community for women entrepreneurs that provides interactive mentoring,
information on business principles and practices, networking, industry news
and other services valuable to start-up and established women-owned businesses.
SBA operates more than 60 women’s business centers in 36 states, the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The Women’s Legal Defense Fund, a 27-year-old non-profit
organization based in Washington, DC, became the
National Partnership for Women &
Families on February 24. Through advocacy and
public education, the National Partnership will promote fairness in
the workplace, quality health care and policies that help women and
men
meet the dual demands of work and family. The National Partnership
can be reached at (202) 986-2600.
Families USA recently released its Consumer Health Action ’98
Tool Kit. The kit contains a broad range of information on the state of the
current health care system, Medicaid, Medicare, managed care and the
new children’s health insurance program. Also available from Families USA
is the Guide to Complaints, Grievances, and Hearings Under Medicaid
Managed Care. The Guide provides an overview of Medicaid managed
care enrollees’ legal rights and a look at common problems associated with
this system. To find out more about either publication, contact Families USA
at [email protected], visit their website at http://www.familiesusa.org
or call (202) 628-3030.
