Reproduce and share this updated tri-fold brochure, describing the advocacy ministry of the Lutheran Office of Public Policy – Maryland and the priorities of its efforts in 2010.
Author Archives: The Rev. Lee Hudson, Director
2010 General Assembly Session Priorities
January 21, 2010 – 10:32 am
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD -
With employment slow to recover, support for workers and their families is essential. Maryland has not modernized eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits, omitting the most recent quarter earnings. If Maryland modernizes its program with an alternative base period method it will be eligible for up to $127 million in federal funds, a win-win [...]
Health care reform resources from ELCA advocacy office
September 5, 2009 – 11:06 am
The ELCA advocacy office in Washington has prepared a set of video resources featuring ELCA voices in support of meaningful, sustainable health care reform. Voting members of the ELCA national Assembly in Minneapolis last month 799-126 in support of health care reform now.
These resources show what Lutherans are doing to support reform and offer expressions [...]
Health Care Reform in Maryland – ELCA Lutheran Involvement
July 20, 2009 – 3:32 pm
July, 2009
Brother and Sisters of the ELCA;
You’re hearing a lot about health care reform in the news. Perhaps you’ve heard about it from our ELCA advocates in Washington if you’re part of the e-advocacy network.
Did you know that Maryland has been working to cover all Marylanders for eight years? And that we ELCA Lutherans have [...]
Public Positions of ELCA Faith Community with Md. Story-Lines
May 15, 2009 – 9:19 am
Three issues of importance to the public positions of our ELCA faith community will continue to generate news, debate, and policy actions through the summer and fall. Several have Maryland story-lines.
The first is continuing economic deterioration. Those of us who advocate human-service issues were relieved at how well the General Assembly session went. When it [...]
May 1, 2009 – 2:23 pm
2009 General Assembly Session Report from ELCA Advocacy in Maryland (updated)
Death Penalty- A repeal bill was amended into an evidence bill for the death penalty, slightly restricting the universe of cases eligible for capital sentences. While this bill may limit the number of death sentences sought, it did not address the legal and justice flaws [...]
Update on Priorities for Week of 3/23/09
March 23, 2009 – 9:34 am
TO: the LOPP/MD listserv
An unusual number of recipients of these alerts e-mailed me last week as two stories broke about death penalty repeal. One was the story from New Mexico where the legislature passed, and the governor signed, repeal legislation. The other was of course from Maryland where the Governor and some repeal proponents agreed [...]