ASCOG Advocate: May 28, 2013

The seventh President of the
United States in his 1829
speech on the issue.

On this date, in 1830, the Indian Removal Act was signed into law, forcing the relocation of tens of thousands of Native Americans.  

Who was the President who signed the act into law?

The AARP Foundation is matching local donations up to $250,000 to help the victims of Oklahoma tornadoes.

The Josephine Meade Anti-hunger Act was enrolled by the Oklahoma Legislature and is headed to the Governor for approval.

A showdown on Medicaid expansion between the Maine Governor and Legislature reveals the partisan divide on the issue.  A GOP lawmaker in Arizona is threatened for her position on the issue.

A special grand jury has been convened to consider criminal charges against the administration of the  Governor of Louisiana in awarding a Medicaid contract to Maryland-based CNSI.

Carolyn Rosenblatt shares seven steps caregivers need to take to prevent loneliness in their aging parents.

As pharmaceutical companies struggle to find a drug to slow the progression of Alzheimer's, cheap, over-the-counter pills may have more success.