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Kenosha County committee backs statewide court-funding allocation proposed in state budget
Summary
The Kenosha County Legislative Committee unanimously approved a resolution urging Gov. Evers and the Wisconsin Legislature to support a proposed state allocation to reduce county court funding burdens, noting decades-long shifts in cost-sharing and a $70,000,000 budget proposal that would not fully restore a 50/50 split.
The Kenosha County Legislative Committee unanimously approved a resolution May 30 urging Gov. Evers and the Wisconsin Legislature to support state budget changes aimed at increasing state support for county court costs.
The resolution, drafted in coordination with statewide groups, asks the state to address a multi-year trend in which counties have borne a rising share of court-related expenses. The clerk of courts told the committee the Wisconsin clerks of courts association has been lobbying legislators “for the last 8 years” to correct a funding imbalance…
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