Hoquiam, WA - Washington\\\'s proposed House supplemental budget could have a severe impact on local law enforcement, Hoquiam Police Chief Jeff Myers, who chairs the Criminal Justice Training Commission for the state, said mandated state training has been funded in the past through a portion of traffic ticket revenues.
The governor proposed that local [municipalities] would have to pay for 50% of [training], the House budget has come back saying 100%. - Jeff Myers
Myers said in a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee that removing the funding source for training officers and prosecuting attorneys would effectively turn the criminal justice clock back to 1974.