Joint Committee on Finance Vote Today

The Wisconsin legislature's budget writing committee, the Joint Committee on Finance, voted today to approve spending to pay more for prosecutors working in District Attorney offices across the state. The committee approved $1.4 million in additional spending over two years. That money is to help offset budget cuts and case load increases. 'Joint Finance, however, rejected giving more money for additional assistant district attorney positions. The Wisconsin District Attorneys Association has been calling for more money to increase staffing, which a state audit shows is needed.

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