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Californians with disabilities shouldn't always be the first to suffer when the state government has budget issues

Families of people with IDD say one state is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, and advocates warn of potential lawsuits if services become harder to get.

Citing California’s budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to save around $613 million in state funds by delaying pay increases for a year for about 150,000 disability care workers.

Families of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on an expected pay increase for care workers. If the delay goes through, it could impede services and invite legal challenges from advocates.

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Families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, and advocates warn of potential lawsuits if disability services become harder to get.

Disability care workers provide daily, hands-on caregiving to help children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Families of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on an expected pay increase for care workers. If the delay goes through, it could impede services and invite legal challenges from advocates.

The reasons are only what they seem on the surface, but those still play a role.

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the reasons are only what they seem on the surface, but those still play a role.