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California State Association of Counties
Sacramento, San Diego Counties Take Legal Action to Release Social Services Funds
March 7th, 2009
Sacramento and San Diego counties will jointly file a lawsuit today against State Controller John Chiang to release appropriated funds for social services that serve the state’s most vulnerable families, county officials said. The lawsuit – to be filed in Sacramento Superior Court – seeks to have the Controller pay the $270 million he is withholding over the next month from counties due to the state’s cash crisis. The delay includes a payment of $89 million to counties scheduled to go out today that will not be made. County officials said they cannot continue to operate state-mandated programs, including CalWORKS, mental health, adoption and foster...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-03-07)
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