The settlement of a lawsuit brought by Suffolk, Washington, Ontario, Onondaga, and Schuyler counties would have the Office of Indigent Legal Services provide for public defense in those counties. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Lawmakers passed a bill that, over seven years, shifts payment responsibilities for indigent legal services from counties to the state. (timesunion.com)
Central New York lawmakers are celebrating the state legislature's decision to shift payment of indigent legal services from the counties to the state. (wrvo.org)