Mon, Jan 16th, 2023 - 6:50am
January 18, 2023 - 6:56am | By Ty Schonert
(St. Paul, MN) -- Lawmakers are considering a funding bill for the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.
Attorney General Keith Ellison asked legislators at a House committee hearing yesterday for an additional four-million dollars over the next two years.
The money would be used to hire just over a half-dozen attorneys and two paralegals to assist counties with prosecuting serious crimes.
Ellison says many counties don't have the staff or expertise to handle a major case.
Two dozen of the state's county attorney offices have two or fewer attorneys on staff.
