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Quinn Provides New Detail on Budget Cuts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Governor Pat Quinn has provided new details on his plans to slash state spending, including the decision to cut far more from social services.

The agency that handles Medicaid will lose $216 million, or about 2.7 percent. Last month, Quinn said the agency would be one of the few to actually get more money.

And the Department of Human Services is being cut by $576 million, or 14 percent. Originally, the department was going to lose just $312 million.

Illinois faces the worst budget deficit in state history, roughly $12 billion.
Quinn plans at least $1.4 billion in spending cuts to help reduce the shortfall.

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