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California Healthline, Wednesday September 28 2011
A group of advocates for individuals with disabilities is planning a lawsuit to block nearly $100 million in proposed cuts to services for Californians with developmental disabilities, the Los Angeles Times reports (Goldmacher, Los Angeles Times, 9/28).
Background
In June, state lawmakers passed an $86 billion budget plan that depended on strong revenue projections. The state anticipated it would take in $4 billion more in tax revenue than was expected in Brown’s earlier version of a budget plan.
The state controller’s office recently reported that general fund revenues already are short of estimates this fiscal year. In December, more spending cuts could be triggered if tax revenues fall short of assumptions.
Triggered cuts could include:
- $100 million from services for individuals with developmental disabilities; and
- $100 million from the In-Home Supportive Services program for the elderly and people who are blind or have disabilities (California Healthline, 9/14).
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