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Disability agency gets more money, plans more programs

After a rocky six months for the Developmental Disabilities Administration, Gov. Martin O’Malley’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal increases funding by about $31 million...
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O’Malley restores $25.7 million to disabilities agency

The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration is slated to get back $25.7 million...
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Hundreds attend meeting on disabilities budget error

When Jacque Shade's toddler was diagnosed with autism, doctors told her he'd never speak and would probably have to be institutionalized.
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Lawmakers, caregivers want answers on unspent disabilities money

House members ask O’Malley to restore $25.7 million...
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DDA Issues Highlight Needs

Changes proposed at the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration after that agency returned more than $25 million in unspent funds to the state budget...
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Senate Committee wants answers on why disabilities' funds weren't used

Members of the state Senate Finance Committee will receive a briefing Wednesday from health department officials on how the Developmental Disabilities Administration failed to spend $34.5 million...
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Caregivers are Angry Over Unspent Disabilities Funding

Health Secretary Joshua Sharfstein will try to explain to the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday how the Developmental Disabilities Administration left $38 million unspent...
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Maryland disabilities agency leaves $38M unspent

Maryland’s beleaguered Developmental Disabilities Administration, with thousands on its waiting list for care, left $25 million in state funding unspent...
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