social services
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Expansions in social services and other spending priorities have driven this surge.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
The district and county councils nominally manage education, road paving, trash collection and a bevy of social services including low-income housing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He matched the cost of several social services against the $25 billion estimated to be spent on the war through the end of this week and the $200-billion new request.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
People without permanent housing are more likely to cycle through emergency rooms, interact with social services, and appear unstable in clinical settings.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
“She’ll call social services and the police and the FBI and the TV news.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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