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Judge Cuts Consultant Pay Amid Budget Crisis | Concord News
Retired Judge Gerard Boyle is slashing consultant pay at the Youth Development Center settlement fund, cutting their rate from $200/hour to under $100 and eliminating their $100/hour travel stipend — a move that sparks backlash from former Chief Justice John Broderick, who defends the consultants’ critical role in handling trauma survivors’ cases. With the state slashing the fund’s budget from $55 million to $20 million and nearly 1,700 claims still pending, Boyle faces tough questions at an upcoming Executive Council meeting as the fund braces for a potential $1 billion tab. Listen in…
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