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Attorneys and senators clash over bill language that would change merit protections in AGoffice
Summary
Proposed changes to hiring and classification rules for the Attorney Generaloffice prompted a formal letter from local attorneys alleging potential violations of the Organic Act and produced extensive floor debate over whether the provisions should be removed or publicly vetted.
A letter circulated from a cross-section of local attorneys accusing the legislature of inserting provisions that "violate the Organic Act" and strip civil service protections from the Attorney Generaloffice animated one of the night's most heated exchanges. Senator Parkinson read the legal community letter into…
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