The General Assembly passed a $23 billion state budget bill this week that includes provisions likely of interest to blog readers. In what would be a significant change to the criminal justice system, the proposed budget raises the age of juvenile court jurisdiction such that most cases against 16- and 17-year-olds will be handled in the juvenile system, rather than the adult system, beginning in December 2019. The News Roundup previously noted that the proposal to raise the age had broad support from law makers and criminal justice system stakeholders. A more controversial provision of the bill cuts roughly $10 million from the administrative and legal services budget of the Department of Justice. Keep reading for more news.