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| Utah public safety faces major cuts |
| By St. Louis Tribune |
| Published: 01/13/2009 |
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UTAH - The state's belt-tightening could mean 42 fewer highway patrol troopers on the streets, elimination of 283 positions in the state court system and reduction of 22 mid-level officers in the state prison system. "I think we're all feeling a real lot of pain this year," said Senate President Michael Waddoups. "It isn't like this is fun for us. It's our constitutional duty, and I would just say the more help we can get the better." The recommended cuts Monday were a sort of first shot at balancing the state budget, which is facing a gaping shortfall over the current budget year and the next. The proposals will be refined next week, so lawmakers can act soon after they convene on Jan. 26. The Department of Corrections would wipe out drug offender treatment for about 1,400 offenders a year, would cancel a contract for a 300-bed parole violator center, and further delay the construction of a 192-bed addition to the Gunnison prison. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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