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After four years when Oregon received almost $4 billion extra in federal aid during the coronavirus pandemic and set records for income tax collections, the Legislature’s chief budget writers have
A top public defender in Kansas says the state is at a crisis point on the 60th anniversary of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that guarantees legal representation for those who can’t afford to hire an attorney.
TOPEKA — A top public defender in Kansas says the state is at a crisis point on the 60th anniversary of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that guarantees legal representation for those who can’t afford to hire an attorney. Heather Cessna, executive director of the Kansas State Board of Indigents’ Defense Services, described the state’s shortage of public defenders as a natural disaster that is years in the making.
To his credit, Gov. Josh Shapiro included $10 million in his 2023-24 budget, effective July 1, to start fixing Pennsylvania’s shameful system.
Seeking to retain and recruit attorneys for the indigent by nearly doubling hourly billing rate