Key legislators say it will be difficult to provide a sizable increase in the budget for Iowa’s court system. Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady delivered his budget request to legislators and it included a series of new initiatives, including a digital initiative with a nearly two-and-a-half million-dollar price tag. Representative Gary Worthan (WORTH-an), a Republican from Storm Lake, is co-chair of the panel that drafts the budget for the court.
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Senator Rob Hogg, a Democrat from Cedar Rapids, says the court system needs the cash infusion just to keep up with inflation.
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The chief justice asked legislators for more money to provide a four percent pay raise for judges.