Budget conference: Lawmakers want to take hatchet to dozens of jobs in Attorney General's Office

Budget conference: Lawmakers want to take hatchet to dozens of jobs in Attorney General's Office

House and Senate lawmakers appear ready to cut dozens of vacant positions in the Attorney General’s Office, but the chambers still disagree on just how severe those cuts should be. House lawmakers want to be more aggressive, with the Justice Budget Subcommittee proposing to eliminate 122 positions in the Department of Legal Affairs that have been vacant for more than 90 days. That would save more than $9.26 million, according to the House budget…