Tag: budget cuts

RadioActive 12/15/11

Issue: Environmental and Social Justice

Program Name: RadioActive

Broadcast Date: December15, 2011

Broadcast Time:4-4:30PM

Program Topic: Governor LePage’s Proposed Budget Cuts to Department of Health and Human Services programs, including MaineCare

Key Discussion Points:

a) What the impacts of losing MaineCare health insurance would mean for low income parents, and the other 65,000 Mainers who would lose their coverage.

b) What the impacts would be if Private Non Medical Institutions were closed and if the Medicare Savings Program is cut.

c) How the program “Wrap Around Maine” has helped struggling youth turn their lives around

Guests by name and affiliation:

A) Some who testified at the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs : Wrap Around Maine past participant, Steve Rogers, Crystal Bond, Paul Schraber, Semerilli Daniels, Brenda Dugan,Marie Williams, Tami Trask.

Call In Program: No

Political Broadcast: No

Host: Meredith DeFrancesco

Engineer: Meredith DeFrancesco

WERU News Report 3/9/11

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributing Producer: Meredith DeFrancesco

Segment 1: Today we pick up where we left off yesterday in our coverage of testimony at Monday’s public hearing on Governor LePage’s proposed budget cuts. The public hearing was preceeded by a large rally– one of many at the statehouse in recent weeks, in response to LePage’s budget and legislative wishlist. Here are some excerpts.

Segment 2: The Natural Resources Council of Maine is tracking what they call the “50 Worst Bills” for Maine’s environment, that are currently under consideration. Meredith DeFrancesco gets an overview from Pete Didisheim, Senior Director of Advocacy for the NRCM.