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District attorneys outline legislative priorities, including court-process fixes and discovery-cost funding
Summary
Amanda Dalton, speaking for the Oregon District Attorney’s Association, summarized a broad legislative agenda that includes court-process fixes, behavioral health proposals, extradition technical fixes and a request that counties continue to receive state funds for discovery costs.
Amanda Dalton, representing the Oregon District Attorney’s Association, told the joint Judiciary informational meeting that prosecutors and their staff developed a multi-part package to address prosecutorial and victim-service needs across the state.
Dalton said the association convened ideas from deputy district attorneys, victim advocates and elected district attorneys, then vetted and prioritized concepts that prosecutors see “not working” on the ground. She described the package as “somewhat modest” but targeted to immediate operational problems.
Among bills Dalton described were a behavioral-health package (filed…
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