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Since May 2008, more than 100 positions with the Kentucky state Administrative Office of the Courts have been lost, while a dozen administrators received hefty raises, some salaries boosted by 20% or more. In September, 47 workers were laid off while the court system says it trimmed staff to save money, but laid-off workers question that logic. In an effort to explain, administrative officials say the court system is operating at a $35 million deficit, and the courts have saved nearly $4.6 million through layoffs and combining duties of remaining workers. Data shows salary increases will cost $71,347 annually, but the court says the raises cost less than it would to keep laid-off workers or fill vacant positions.