• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / Court system to cut 5 million dollars

Court system to cut 5 million dollars

November 6, 2001 By admin

The state court system is cutting its budget by five million dollars. Rebecca Colton, the Executive Assistant to the Chief Justice of the Iowa says the five million is the amount expected to be cut by the legislature. Colton says it’s a “significant cut” that involves non-personnel expenses such as travel. They also instituted a hiring freeze, and will let go nearly 200 people.They’ll lay off approximately 185 people, and will also cut several special programs. Colton says some of the cuts will be quite noticeable to Iowans.Most noticeably, people who live in small rural areas of the state will notice reduced hours at clerk’s offices. She says they’re also cutting satellite magistrates offices.The cuts will force people in seven counties to go to the courthouse rather than satellite offices. The magistrate cuts involve services in Bell Plaine, Cedar Falls, Evansdale, Grinnell, Hudson, Iowa Falls, Laporte City, Missouri Valley, Oelwein, Perry and Shenandoah. Colton says not all the plans to streamline the court system are set yet, and they’ll continue evaluating those plans as they move ahead.Colton says court judges are confident they can continue meeting their constitutional requirements despite the cuts.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Crime / Courts

Featured Stories

Summit has easements for 20% of carbon pipeline route through Iowa

Morel mushroom hunters on hold without warmer conditions

Trinity Health aquiring all MercyOne health properties

Field of Dreams site developer wants to bid on state baseball, softball tournaments

Governor gets bill targeting Iowa bars deemed ‘public safety nuisance’

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 5/16/22

Iowa assistant coach Kirk Speraw to retire

Northern Iowa prepares for Missouri Valley Conference softball tournament

T.J. Otzelberger announces staff changes at Iowa State

Iowa State adds transfer guard

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2022 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC