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Sirens & Gavels

Report: No ‘aha’ fix for prosecutor’s office

A consultant says he found no “aha” solution to a budget-driven slowdown in the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office.

“A budget cut of the size imposed upon the prosecutor’s office is bound to have serious repercussions, as it appears that it did,” longtime Florida prosecutor Randy McGruther reported.

McGruther, chief assistant state attorney for a five-county Florida judicial circuit, conducted a $5,000 study in May at the request of county commissioners and criminal justice consultant David Bennett.

Read the rest of John Craig's story here.

Past coverage:

March 24: Deadlines bedevil prosecutor's office



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