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Attorney General seeks $10M restoration for litigation, highlights organized-crime and PBM enforcement
Summary
Attorney General told the committee the office needs restoration of a $10 million litigation fund and requested additional resources for criminal investigations, human-trafficking database deployment, PBM enforcement and victim services; he also described enforcement successes against illegal marijuana grows and other initiatives.
Attorney General presented a broad budget and program summary to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and asked the Legislature to restore a $10 million litigation fund the office used in previous years, saying without the restoration the office would have to curtail extraordinary litigation and statewide public-safety efforts.
The attorney general described a range of priorities and accomplishments: a targeted enforcement program against illegal commercial marijuana grows (reported decline from more than 12,000 licensed growers in early 2023 to about 3,008 in January 2025, counting licensed operations), formation of an organized crime task force and organized retail crime unit, a PBM (pharmacy benefit manager)…
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