Responding to a nearly $70 million estimated budget shortfall in King County, local criminal-justice leaders said Thursday they plan to move thousands of property-crime, forgery and drug cases to lower-level courts and cut investigations of fraud, Internet crimes and cold cases.This is a big deal. I recommend reading the full article.
Belt-tightening might also eliminate Drug Court, family-court services and mental-health court services, officials said at a news conference at the King County Courthouse.
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Friday, June 6, 2008
King County's $70M budget crisis: Cuts in courts, law enforcement warned
Local News | King County's $70M budget crisis: Cuts in courts, law enforcement warned | Seattle Times Newspaper, June 6, 2008:
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