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Welfare
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The downturn in the economy, which has created the need for reductions in state funding has also increased the damand for services, he pointed out.
“Where do you reduce?” he asked. “There are 124 local departments, all of which have directors. In some instances the cost of administering a benefit is almost as much as the benefit.”
One local department, the City of Richmond, has eight percent of the state caseload, while among the
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