In the spring of 2019, Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota was busy putting the finishing touches on a bill that sought to expand mental health care access for kids in schools.But in May 2019, on the floor of the US Senate, Smith, delivered a speech about mental health and admitted, “The other reason I want to focus on mental health care while I’m here is that I’m one of them.”https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/16/politics/mental-health-members-of-congress/index.html
Never before has there been a cool, edgy kids TV series that can attest to hiring neurodivergent actors, performing a script adapted from a book written by a neurodivergent author (also one of the show’s screenwriters) and employing neurodivergent consultants, crew and actors. That is, until now.https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/apr/11/a-kind-of-spark-autistic-led-cbbc-show
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Need for balance, can’t do everything, resistance to paying
more tax…the excuses for budget shortfalls against community expectations are
increasing in the lead-up to the annual budget release by the federal
government.
This situation gets worse each year as the distrusted political
class attempt to persuade a cynical electorate that they, and only they, can manage
the complexity of our country’s budget.
There is a ready solution to help end this annual political agony – ask the public to help sort through the trade-offs in a transparent
deliberative forum such as a citizens' assembly. After all, they consume the services and pay the bills!
