WA: more $ for Grant Co. p.d.s

Somewhat old news, but in the spirit of the holiday, Grant County public defenders receive a $400,000 boost:

Rep. Bill Hinkle sponsored legislation last session to provide nearly $400,000 to Grant County's public defender system for use in dependency and juvenile offender cases. "Grant County was identified as one of the counties absolutely overloaded with these types of cases," Hinkle, R-Cle Elum, stated in a Dec. 13 press release. "This legislation created programs with state money to help the overburdened public defenders..."