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State cuts imperil no-smoking efforts 

Lack of funds forces halt to nine of 12 programs in county
Jump to full article: Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, 2009-09-28
Author: Pohla Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Faced with a 50 percent cut in state funding, Tobacco Free Allegheny plans to dismantle nine of its 12 contracted programs after Wednesday.

"Should the budget materialize with full funding, we can restore the programs, but we're not overly optimistic that will happen," Executive Director Cindy Thomas said.

"We're spending at the rate of a full budget -- we thought we were getting just over $2.1 million. If the cut goes through ... we'll only have $1 million for the year."

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