[Education and Welfare] Easy Ways To Show Your Supportfor "Show-MeA Brighter Future"

[Christopher Gray]

Anne and all:

We need to be careful and provide the correct information both on this list and 
in our other contacts with people.  To that end, let me reiterate that there 
will be no premiums and the Medicaid program funding is in tact for the 2013 
budget year.  This was made crystal clear in the statement by Governor Nixon 
last week.

Thanks.

Chris




On Mon, 14 May 2012, Anne   Murphy wrote:

> American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkWe still don't know about the premiums so it is not a total victgory
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>  I think the more involved we are with other issues we can agree to support the better. If they try to take Blind Pension Medicaide away again next year it will be nice to have all the support we can get. This year even though we can now technically claim victory was to close for comfort. I believe we need to reach out for more support.
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>    Until the Medicaid is totally resolved I think we should just stick to the issues that effect blind persons and their income.
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>      A way to get much needed revenue for education and help Missourians live healthier.
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>                  Missourians have made it clear that they are ready for change.
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>                  On Friday of last week, with the submission of nearly 220,000 Missouri voters' signatures to the Secretary of State, the "Show-Me A Brighter Future" campaign took the necessary step to place our tobacco tax initiative on the Missouri statewide ballot this November.  This initiative will help Missouri improve health conditions, reduce smoking rates and increase school funding with $283 million in new revenue annually.
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>                  "Show-Me A Brighter Future" is a diverse coalition of Missouri organizations and individuals, led by your American Cancer Society, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), and other educational and health organizations.  The coalition has proposed a statewide petition initiative that will help address Missouri's health, smoking and school funding problems through a $.73 tax increase per pack of cigarettes and increased taxes on other tobacco products.  Increasing the price of tobacco products is a proven way to decrease smoking rates and will generate an additional $283 million annually in new revenue for Missouri schools and to fund smoking prevention programs.
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>                  Look for more information in the very near future about our plans to formally launch the campaign. In the meantime, you can help in the following ways:
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Christopher Gray, Executive Director
Missouri Council of the Blind

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