Washington Sustainable Growth Alliance

03/02/2020

A new danger looming for Georgia health care consumers (courtesy of Cover Georgia, www.coverga.org)

National health officials recently announced that they will allow states to apply for block grants and caps for parts of their Medicaid programs. Block grants and caps are simply Medicaid cuts in disguise.

Georgia leaders could choose to apply these cuts to their already-problematic Medicaid plan, making it even worse. Using a block grant or cap for Georgia's waiver could mean some Georgians lose access to needed health services and the state has to pay far more than it does now for the Medicaid program.

Tell your elected officials that block grants and caps won't work for Georgia! https://p2a.co/CAIN7lM

Georgia leaders have repeatedly claimed that their proposed changes to Medicaid would be innovative but their plans instead use failed ideas from other states that do nothing to improve the financial and physical health of thousands of Georgians. If Georgia were to apply this block grant and cap option to its proposed Medicaid plan, it would cover even fewer people and put the state at greater financial risk.

Georgia Health News article on how this could affect Georgia's proposed Medicaid waiver: http://bit.ly/2SWOiJf

For more in-depth information, see this fact sheet from Cover Georgia: https://bit.ly/2wcfPgH

www.Coverga.org

Cover Georgia is coalition of community advocates working to help more Georgians access and afford quality health care across our state. Join us!

01/26/2020

The Georgia Work Credit could help up to 1.1 million Georgia families and impact 2 million Georgia children. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute needs you to ask your lawmakers to support the Georgia Work Credit. The deadline for action is January 31 .

01/14/2020

Take action now! Georgia’s state leaders are moving forward with a Medicaid plan that would cover only a fraction of the Georgians who would be covered by Medicaid expansion & would cost just as much. The plan leaves thousands of Georgians without any health coverage. (Even if you've commented previously, please read on.)

Cover Georgia is coalition of community advocates working to help more Georgians access and afford quality health care across our state. Join us!

08/17/2011

Deborah Westbrooke
Call for Applications - the next deadline for the Smart and Sustainable Growth Recognition Program is Sept 15! See http://bit.ly/nrigl9 for more information.

08/17/2011

The Washington Sustainable Growth Alliance has granted preliminary recognition to the second phase of North Bethesda Market, on Rockville Pike near the White Flint Metro Station! See http://bit.ly/pwEPMc. The Alliance earlier recognized Phase I, which has delivered on its promise. These and other proposals within the White Flint area will transform it from an auto-dependent suburb to a walkable urban center.

05/17/2011

The Washington Sustainable Growth Alliance's development jury has granted Preliminary Recognition to two development proposals in the region: Southwest Waterfront, by Hoffman-Madison Marquette, in the District of Columbia and Twinbrook West, by JBG Companies, in Rockville, Maryland. Get the details here: http://bit.ly/mDUpib.

04/29/2011

The alliance had a great time at the Mount Vernon event on April 27, 2011, where we released our 2011 publication A Call to Action, listing six critical conservation initiatives throughout the region that need immediate attention. To download the report see http://bit.ly/kN9QHd. Go to the attached link to learn more about the program and to nominate a project for listing in 2012!

Each year the Washington Smart Growth Alliance formally recognizes the regional conservation priorities that hold the most promise for contributing to our future quality of life. We announce our Regional Conservation Priorities list in a high-quality print publication that highlights the initiative

04/08/2011

Washington Sustainable Growth Alliance will release 2011 Regional Conservation Priorities List Apr 27 at Mt Vernon! Speakers include Jim Rees of Mt Vernon, Rep Jim Moran of VA (inv), Will Shafroth, Interior lead for Pres Obama's America's Great Outdoors (inv), & Tom Murphy, former Mayor of Pittsburgh champion of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. Invite: http://bit.ly/hTSRmq. Free event open to all.

03/06/2011

We found this great online mapping tool (for Anne Arundel County) on the South River Federation page. The South River Greenway was listed as a Regional Conservation Priority by the Washington Sustainable Growth Alliance in 2009 (www.sgalliance.org/documents/RCPL_2009.pdf). Visit us on facebook for information about our 2011 list!

Online mapping tools reveal dynamic information about property, watersheds, soil and more.

03/05/2011

The 2011 Regional Conservation Priorities List is in production! This high-quality print publication highlights conservation projects that will contribute most to our region's future quality of life. We will present this year's list at a press event on April 27, 2011 at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. See www.sgalliance.org for more information and to sign up for the event.

VisionBy 2030 the Washington region is expected to grow by 2 million new people and over 1.6 million new jobs. To ensure that the quality of life and economic competitiveness of the region are maintained and improved while it grows, Alliance members have agreed that the region's unique economic, cul