Lawmakers Are Less Likely to Cut Funds When Charities Can Save Them Money

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As Wyoming’s lawmakers were considering making cuts in mental-health programs, the Central Wyoming Counseling Center feared its state aid might suffer in the fiscal year that began July 1. David Monhollen, head of the center, which runs a residential treatment program for people with mental-health or substance-abuse problems, worried that the 4-percent cut under consideration would force him to trim some programs and lay off staff members, reducing the number of patients his group could