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Lawmakers present chair’s $82.5M reduction package; families and providers urge restoring social‑service cuts
Summary
The Social Services Appropriation Subcommittee outlined a chairs' recommendation to pare roughly $82.5 million from department budgets while removing several high‑impact social services from the cut list after extensive public testimony from disability advocates, medical providers and family members.
The Social Services Appropriation Subcommittee opened its public hearing with chairs explaining a staff‑compiled list of roughly $195 million in potential reductions narrowed to about $82.5 million, with 31 items the chairs felt comfortable recommending and an additional 35 the chairs described as ‘very detrimental’ if cut.
Chair Ward said the chairs’ package is a recommendation to the Executive Appropriations Committee and emphasized that some high‑impact items were removed from the active cut list after review and public comment. “We started with about a 130 line items and, we've been able to whittle it down to 31 items,” the chair said, noting the chairs…
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