I thank the Herald-Leader for bringing attention to the issues and challenges prosecutors in Kentucky will face after significant cuts to their budgets that will likely result in the elimination of up to 100 jobs from the system. But while I appreciate the attention to the issue, I am disappointed that neither I nor my office was contacted to respond to false allegations contained in the article.

It quotes Jessamine County Attorney Brian Goettl, the owner and operator of a conservative blog, who implies that the reduction in prosecutors’ budgets was due, in part, to my lack of attention to this matter with legislators.

If the reporter had sought a response, he would have discovered that Goettl’s claims are baseless. During the transition before I took office, I twice met with Gov. Steve Beshear and his staff regarding the importance of the prosecutors’ budgets.

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