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		<title>STATE NEWS UPDATES: Missouri, Minnesota, Alabama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Missouri home care workers were legally cleared to unionize, PCAs in Minnesota have been temporarily spared wage cuts, and Alabama's governor is pushing for more Medicaid funding.]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama Budget Guts Medicaid Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FY 2013 budget passed by the Alabama House on April 10 would slash the Medicaid budget down to just $400 million.]]></description>
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		<title>States Target LTC Funds and Await Stimulus Package</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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