Adult services an example of funding challenges

 
The Oklahoman Editorial | Modified: December 2, 2009 at 4:15 am | Published: December 2, 2009   

House appropriations subcommittees began meeting this week with state agency directors regarding the budget crunch. The Department of Human Services gets an hour on Thursday. A month might not be enough time.

photo - Michael Avila, 38, works on a children's puzzle with a friend at Metropolitan Better Living Center in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Michael, who has cerebral palsy and can't speak, works puzzles everyday with another man who can't speak. Photo by John Clanton
Michael Avila, 38, works on a children's puzzle with a friend at Metropolitan Better Living Center in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Michael, who has cerebral palsy and can't speak, works puzzles everyday with another man who can't speak. Photo by John Clanton

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