In Florida, thousands of intellectually and developmentally disabled residents qualify for community and home-based services but do not receive them. They’ve been on a wait list for years. And advocates say the longer families wait, the more it could compromise their health and cost all of us.
In 2023, nearly 400 people were killed by someone else. It was the most homicides ever recorded in Memphis. Gun-related violent incidents have more than doubled in the past decade.