Covering all of Baldwin County, AL every Friday. Zoobee’z indoor petting zoo PAGE 12 Basketball The Baldwin Times awards PAGE 18 MARCH 22, 2019 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Gas tax How does state funding affect local amendment law enforcement, judicial agencies? means more money for District Court Judge Michelle Thomason talks concerns for Baldwin County judiciary Baldwin By CLIFF MCCOLLUM and budget changes are run- County court system about from the state. County
[email protected] ning rampant. the funding, or lack thereof, “There has been a crisis in But, when it comes to fund- received from the state and funding for the last several By CLIFF MCCOLLUM ing for key elements of Bald- what concerns they have years,” Thomason said. “It
[email protected] Editor’s Note: This is the win County’s judicial and law moving into this new legisla- was in such a crisis a few third in a three-part series on enforcement systems, how do tive session. years ago when Justice Cobb With the state legis- funding issues for Baldwin our law enforcement and ju- —— was our Chief Justice that lature recently passing County’s law enforcement and dicial officials feel about the At a recent Baldwin County the courts had to shut down its first gas tax increase judicial agencies. funding? Young Republican’s meeting, part of the week because we since 1992, the break- In this three-part series, Baldwin County Presiding simply didn’t have the man- down of how that ad- With the state legislature The Baldwin Times talks to District Court Judge Michelle power.” ditional revenue will be now back in session, talks the sheriff’s office, district Thomason was blunt in talk- distributed across the about new revenue sources attorney’s office and Baldwin ing about judiciary funding SEE AGENCIES, PAGE 7 state has been a topic of concern, but a budget amendment added to the bill could actually be a boon for faster Box manufacturer to build new facility in Baldwin County growing counties like Baldwin.