Last week, Los Angeles Superior Court, the biggest court in the nation,
announced the closure of 10 courthouses as part of a plan to shave $50
million in the next fiscal year.
This week, the governor's department of finance announced that all the state courts must spend down their reserves to make up for $200 million that was supposed to be coming from the state this fiscal year.
That leaves the reserve funds, court savings accounts for lean times, bone dry for next year. It takes away any cushion the courts had for cuts that have piled on top of each other.
Read more: http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/06/52896.htm
This week, the governor's department of finance announced that all the state courts must spend down their reserves to make up for $200 million that was supposed to be coming from the state this fiscal year.
That leaves the reserve funds, court savings accounts for lean times, bone dry for next year. It takes away any cushion the courts had for cuts that have piled on top of each other.
Read more: http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/06/52896.htm
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