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Lawmakers in charge of outlining state spending for public safety on Friday declined to fully fund a request for more public defenders.
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The Montana Office of Public Defender is asking lawmakers to allow it to collect fees from people who are in jail or prison. A bill to do that was…
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State budget cuts mean the Office of the State Public Defender is freezing salaries and reducing pay to contractors.Testifying before the state…
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This week, lawmakers are considering how to fund the Office of the State Public Defender, that provides legal counsel to people who couldn’t otherwise…
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As Montana lawmakers begin hearings this week to figure out how to fund public defenders in the state, attorneys say they don’t have enough resources, and…
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers agreed today to fund new judges for Montana’s burdened court system. But, as lawmakers focus on cutting spending…
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Lawmakers in Helena Wednesday considered a proposal to study how increased reports of meth use in Montana are impacting the state’s social…
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A bi-partisan task force of lawmakers is proposing a package of 7 bills this legislative session aiming to improve the work of Montana’s Public Defender…
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Today at the Montana Legislature, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass a bill that would create a two-year study on the Office of the State Public…
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The Senate Finance and Claims Committee added about $55 million of general fund dollars back into the state budget. That’s according to preliminary…