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Jackson County prosecutor warns proposed cuts could cost five prosecutors and hundreds of cases
Summary
Prosecutor Melissa Johnson told the county budget committee that proposed FY26 reductions of roughly $600,000–$800,000 in salary lines would eliminate funding for about five assistant prosecuting attorneys, jeopardizing prosecution of roughly 300 criminal cases and cutting training funds needed for retention.
Melissa Johnson, Jackson County prosecutor, told the budget committee the office’s FY26 operations cannot sustain the cuts currently recommended in the executive’s budget. "This budget proposal before you would just simply, does not work for our office," Johnson said, explaining that roughly $600,000–$800,000 was removed from salary-savings and other lines and that the reduction could equal "5 assistant prosecuting attorneys" and "300 criminal cases" left without prosecutors.
The prosecutor said her team spent FY25 conservatively — declining to hire and deferring litigation and training — producing savings that were then reduced in the recommended FY26…
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