Around Wisconsin, people with developmental disabilities are on long waiting lists to get out of institutions and into assisted-living in their communities.But county governments have trouble paying for assisted-living services.The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments in a case from a county that’s refused to pay at all.Some say people with disabilities may be left in the lurch.Benson Gardner reports.
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