(The Center Square) – The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is set to cut 12 federally funded positions for the 2026-2027 budget biennium.
On Monday, Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney Mary Robnett told the Public Safety Committee that 12 full-time positions will have to be cut as a result of no more American Rescue Plan Act dollars coming to the department in 2026 and beyond.
ARPA funding went toward the office’s felony case backlog that totaled 2,500 in early 2022. That number is now around 1,800, which Robnett said is closer to normal levels…