KGUN 9 On Your Side, Tucson News, Weather & SportsDisability group sues over Arizona budget cuts
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to prevent the state Department of Economic Security from implementing budget cuts in some services for infants and toddlers.
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Tucson by the Arizona Center for Disability Law alleges that the budget cuts violate federal and state law and will deprive children of early intervention services needed for learning every-day routines such as walking and eating.
The center said the cuts being challenged were included in midyear funding reductions approved by the Legislature in January. Those reductions were among steps taken to close a $1.6 billion budget shortfall.
A DES spokeswoman declined comment on the lawsuit, the latest of several challenging budget provisions.
