DA warns proposal budget cuts could impact safety in Multnomah County
From KGW’s Straight Talk by Stephanie Domurat/KGW
May 1, 2026 · 25 min · Episode 284
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential impact of proposed budget cuts on public safety in Multnomah County as warned by the District Attorney.
Multnomah County District Attorney says proposed budget cuts could reduce staffing, strain prosecutions and risk recent gains in public safety.
People in this episode
Host: Stephanie Domurat
Topics covered
- budget cuts
- public safety
- prosecution
- staffing
- Multnomah County
Keywords
- budget cuts
- public safety
- Multnomah County
- District Attorney
- staffing
- prosecutions
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Places: Multnomah County
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