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Senate Judiciary Committee debates budget priorities; agrees to edits and seeks $650,000 restoration for state's attorneys and sheriffs
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed edits to its draft budget letter, debated how to prioritize multiple funding requests, and agreed to specific changes including restoring $650,000 in vacancy-savings to the base budget for both state's attorneys and sheriffs.
The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed edits to its draft budget letter, debated whether the committee should rank requests, and agreed to changes to the document and to provide electronic signatures, members said.
During the review, members discussed restoring $650,000 in vacancy-savings to the base budget for both the state's attorneys and sheriffs, which participants described as a combined $1.3 million. Committee members said the vacancy-savings targets do not reflect actual staffing levels and that restoring the amount would reflect…
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