In Texas, Vice President Joe Biden visited the National Domestic Violence Hotline Center and talked about funding. From the Dallas News:
Money from the federal economic stimulus package is being made available to the National Domestic Violence Hotline Center and a teen abuse dating hotline, (Biden) said. The investment helps saves hospital costs incurred by abused women and addresses the problems of dysfunctional families and children from abusive families who may grow up to abuse themselves, he said.
In other funding news, women in Oregon rallied at the capitol against cuts in the state’s budget
In New York state, Governor David Paterson made some proposals:
to prohibit housing and employment discrimination against domestic violence victims, strengthen penalties for violating protection orders, and provide more assistance to child victims”
