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Lake County, Indiana cutting free lunches to jurors
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2011/02/24 09:18
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| pJurors in some Lake County cases won't get free lunches while serving because budget cuts have forced judges to halt a practice of using public money to feed them. /ppThe changes affect Lake Superior Civil Division Courts but not jurors serving in the better-funded Lake Circuit and Lake Criminal Courts. /ppChief Superior Court Judge John Pera said he is frustrated and embarrassed by the move to end lunch payments, a change that is the result of 30 percent spending cuts over the last two years. The civil courts already are at a disadvantage with other courts that receive revenue from tax and user fees that aren't shared, The Times in Munster reported. /ppWe struggled long and hard over every penny in our budget to see where we can cut and still provide the same level of service the public expects, Pera said./p |
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