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Attorney General outlines 2026 budget, details 41 federal suits and consumer recoveries
Summary
The attorney general told the House Judiciary Committee the office seeks two staffing changes, highlighted 41 suits filed against the federal administration (win rate above 90%), and reported $23 million in consumer recoveries in 2025 and $817 million since 1998.
The Attorney General presented the office's 2026 budget to the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, outlining staffing levels, funding sources and major litigation that the office says has produced tens of millions of dollars returned to the state.
The Attorney General said the office's budget is roughly $19,000,000 and noted that most of the cost is personal services, meaning salaries for lawyers and staff. "We have a $19,000,000 budget," the Attorney General said, adding that many assistant attorneys general are "embedded" in other state agencies and show up on other agencies' payrolls even though the AG's office supervises their work.
The presentation walked lawmakers through funding sources shown on a pie chart: the general fund provides most support, interdepartmental transfers cover embedded civil defense work, federal grants support units such as the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force and a multi-state MROW program (about 75% grant-funded, 25% state-funded), and a recurring tobacco-settlement distribution continues to support enforcement work.
On litigation, the Attorney General said the office has been both plaintiff and defender in major cases. "We…
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