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Klamath County DA authorized to apply for VOCA funds amid dispute over new DOJ language
Summary
The Klamath County Board of Commissioners approved the district attorney’s office applying for Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant funding for 2025–26 even as Oregon and other states challenge new Department of Justice application language the state says conflicts with Oregon law.
The Klamath County Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 2 to authorize the district attorney’s office to apply for Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding for fiscal 2025–26 and to let the county finance director sign the certificate of non‑supplanting.
The application move comes amid uncertainty after the U.S. Department of Justice added immigration‑related language to the VOCA application that the state of Oregon is challenging in court. Lena Johnson, of the district attorney’s office, told commissioners that Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed suit Aug.…
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