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  "path": "/2026/04/24/lawmakers-faced-increased-harassment-over-dda-budget-cuts-as-advocates-faced-impacts/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-25T03:32:24.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Health",
    "Concerned Citizens for",
    "Concerned Citizens of Self-Direction Maryland",
    "Developmental Disabilities Administration",
    "Emily Shetty",
    "Laura Howell",
    "MACS",
    "Maryland Association of Community Services",
    "Mike Griffith",
    "session 2026"
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  "textContent": "Lawmakers and advocates anticipated tough, impassioned talks this year over a second year of cuts to the developmental disabilities budget. What they didn't expect was a level of harassment of lawmakers that advocacy groups came out to condemn the rhetoric.",
  "title": "Lawmakers faced increased ‘harassment’ over DDA budget cuts, as advocates faced impacts"
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