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The Joint Finance Committee approved a plan to increase state salaries, particularly for employees who earn the least.

It is time to fully fund I/DD services — if not now, when?

Delaware must fully fund services for the developmentally disabled | Opinion Krista Griffith and Kevin Hensley © Jason Minto, The News Journal Teesie Bonk, sister of the late Michael McNesby, speaks at the Ability Network of Delaware rally outside Legislative Hall in Dover to support a bill that would increase the reimbursement from the state to groups that provide services to people with disabilities. “Getting ahead is not a possibility when you have to work two jobs just to be destitute.” That statement should haunt every legislator in the state of Delaware. It haunts...

Letters: McNesby and HR3 — and Delaware Delaware News Journal Letters to the Editor Support professionals need McNesby Act supports Years ago, I found my calling by working to support people with intellectual disabilities. I work as a Direct Support Professional and there are thousands like me in Delaware who work in group homes and the day programs. We take care of our client’s personal needs, take them to the store and doctor’s appointments, feed and bathe them. Most of us work in this field because it fills us with so much joy, knowing the difference that we make in their lives.