Arnold proposes welfare cuts
As Los Angeles County grapples with dramatic increases in people seeking government benefits, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed cutting county welfare benefits to 30,000 families with 72,000 children, county officials said Monday.Troy Anderson in the Daily News.
The proposal is part of a larger package of $319 million in county government cuts for the remainder of this fiscal year and 2009-10.
The governor sent the proposal to state lawmakers Friday.
"It's a very severe cut," Chief Executive Officer Bill Fujioka said.
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