“I am extremely proud of our dedicated DHS employees. Year after year, they have responded to reductions in the workforce by taking on more and trying to ensure that our clients do not suffer. However, at some point, there is a human limit to what they can continue to do at the same level of quantity and quality.”
– Oklahoma Department of Human Services Director Ed Lake, on mid-year cuts that, combined with the loss of federal matching funds, mean $28,070,000 in cuts to DHS (Source).