The Department of Human Services, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority have been instructed to submit revised budgets reflecting a $214 million dollar cut due to the inability of the Legislature to agree on a budget solution. The Oklahoman’s Dale Denwalt writes Finance Secretary Preston Doerflinger made the request because it’ll be at least another two weeks before a solution can be implemented, if an agreement is reached.
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