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Litigation

Jan. 9, 2010

Will Lawsuits Trump Planned Budget Cuts?

Those with an eye on the budget said they expect Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal today to include cuts to social safety-net programs such as welfare-to-work, Healthy Families and Medi-Cal.

By Matthew Pordum

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget proposal today is expected to include cuts to social safety-net programs such as welfare-to-work, Healthy Families and Medi-Cal.

Similar cuts in the past have been the subject of lawsuits, some of which resulted in rulings ordering their reversal.

But government watchers said the state's dismal budget picture -...

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