Courts: You're not my boss!

Hamilton County, in the midst of a budget crisis, wants the Common Pleas and Municipal Courts to reduce their budgets by a total of $3.6 million. Administrator Pat Thompson made several suggestions on how to do so.

But the courts aren't biting. In fact, they're flatly refusing.

"The Courts will not tolerate County Administration, which is a separate branch of government, dictating how the courts will administrate their business," said Court Administrator Michael Walton in a letter to Thompson.

He outlined why the courts legally do not have to comply with the suggestions. but noted the court remains open to other ways of helping, including increasing revenue or using money from restricted court funds.

Read the letter here.