Column: Bennett, Rietz playing key roles in SAFE-T debate – Champaign News-Gazette

Jim Dey: "(Champaign County State's Attorney Julia) Rietz said she’s optimistic that prosecutors and legislators will be able to agree on compromise language that addresses public-safety concerns. 'We’ve had so many legislators and the governor say there are fixes that need to take place,' she said, while noting that it’s the same legislators who passed the original bill who will have the final say on changing it."

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