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Attorney General outlines enforcement wins, asks for salary funds while trimming overall request
Summary
Attorney General presented a budget with a net decrease but asked for increases in salary funding to retain attorneys and sworn staff; he reviewed major litigation wins and new or expanded prosecutions and task forces.
Attorney General (Office of the Attorney General) told the committee the office has reduced its overall requested budget for FY2026 but is seeking increased salary funding to address recruitment and retention challenges for attorneys and sworn investigators.
“I would like to explain why that is so significant,” the Attorney General said, describing the office as “the state's largest law firm” with most employees in attorney and sworn roles and noting that many new law-firm associates now earn more than experienced attorneys in public service. He said the office lost more than 30 staff members in the past year, primarily to higher pay elsewhere.
The attorney general outlined the…
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