Oklahoma makes cuts to social service agencies
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October 18, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Health will be severing ties with dozens of social service agencies that offer child-abuse prevention counseling and health services as part of a larger move to trim $3 million from its budget.
The department announced Monday that funding would be cut for nine child-abuse prevention programs and 25 health centers as of Nov. 15.
The cuts come as the state faces a $215 million budget gap. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled against a $1.50-per-pack cigarette tax that was expected to help fund the agency.
Oklahoma County will lose about one-third of it...
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