[DHS-News] Vol. 5, No. 25 -- March 24, 2004

[WHITEHOUSE Gary]

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dhs-news
March 24, 2004
Volume 5, Issue 25
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. DHS letter to E-Board regarding budget reductions
2. Director's special message regarding budget rebalance
3. Director's regular weekly message
4. This week in Staff News

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1. DHS Director Gary Weeks submitted a letter to the Legislative Emergency
Board, outlining proposed budget cuts related to the failure of Measure 30.
Download the PDF version of the letter here:
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/aboutdhs/budget/disapprec1.html
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2. Gary Weeks discusses with DHS employees the letter submitted to the E-Board
regarding recommended budget reductions. Read the message:
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/news/messages/2004messages/2004-0319a.html
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3. Gary Weeks discusses DHS participation in the Governor's food drive,
political activity by state employees, and Oregon "Smart Buy." Read the
message: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/news/messages/message.html
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4. New in Staff News for March 19-25: A day in the life of a child welfare
worker; a newspaper article about a bilingual DHS worker; kudos for customer
service from an advocate, and links to new news releases. Read Staff News at:
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/news/staff/
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