After rocky legislature, disability agency’s self-directed care may still face budget challenges - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

After rocky legislature, disability agency’s self-directed care may still face budget challenges - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

Early in this year’s legislative session, state officials looking to close a $3 billion budget gap targeted the “unsustainable growth” in developmental disabilities services as one of the main drivers of the deficit and set out to cut $457 million from the program.What followed was 90 days of emotion, rallies, negotiating and arguing that ended with both sides getting to a place they could live with: Advocates were able to claw back close to $30…