Attorney General Labrador urges restoration of $980,000 to avoid staff furloughs, cites ICAC and consumer recovery results

Attorney General Raul Labrador told the joint committee that recent reductions to his office's maintenance budget—a combination of a governor 3% holdback and an additional committee reduction—resulted in a $1.6 million ongoing cut to the office. "I'm asking for $980,000 of that reduction to be restored so we can continue doing the great work my attorneys and staff are doing," Labrador said, warning the cuts otherwise would require 11–14 furlough days for hundreds of employees or eliminating 12 positions.