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Deputy attorney general details budget request, retention problems and settlement spending
Summary
Deputy Attorney General Doug Miracle told the subcommittee the AG's FY2027 request totals $45,480,833 (about $35.3 million in general funds), flagged salary‑line constraints that hamper retention, summarized opioid settlement balances and said the office expects outside‑counsel deficit requests for major litigation.
Deputy Attorney General Doug Miracle briefed the subcommittee on the Attorney General's FY2027 budget and several program priorities, citing both personnel challenges and litigation obligations.
Miracle said the office is requesting $45,480,833 for FY2027, including $35,312,935 in general funds, a total that he said is about $915,359 less than the prior fiscal year. “We are requesting $45,480,833, which includes $35,312,935 in general funds,” he told the committee.
A central theme of the presentation was retention. Miracle said statutory pay caps and compression within the AG salary line make it difficult to keep experienced lawyers when other state…
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