Gov’s cut to criminal public defense remains as budget deadline nears

Gov’s cut to criminal public defense remains as budget deadline nears

Governor Kathy Hochul may have reversed her plans to strip $100 million from a fund meant to pay for civil legal services in New York, but a similar proposal to take funds from an indigent defense attorney fund remains on the table as legislators and the governor head into the final week of negotiations over the state’s budget.

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