A double-take on double-voting in the Washington State House of Representatives
Posted by Scott “The Piper” St. Clair
Double-voting in the Washington State House of Representatives needs to go. Whatever prompted adopting the practice of one legislator voting on behalf of an absent colleague – or, in some cases, colleagues – no longer justifies it. These are the days of transparency and openness in government, not [...]
State worker benefit fund near insolvency – Legislative mismanagement blamed
State worker benefit fund near insolvency – Legislative mismanagement blamed
Posted by Scott “The Piper” St. Clair – March 12, 2010
Legislative mismanagement of the state worker benefit fund has put it close to insolvency. It’s so bad – a $197 million projected deficit – that the Insurance Commissioner’s office said that it if it were a [...]
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