Politics
My thoughts on the state of government
by Hanly on Aug.22, 2009, under Politics
A friend of mine sent me this video:
and it got me thinking about the reasons why my family came to the United States. (continue reading…)
States’ Financial Disclosure: As Expected, Florida Ranks Low
by Hanly on Jun.25, 2009, under Politics
Yesterday, the Center for Public Integrity released the results of a survey comparing their legislative financial disclosure requirements. It is a shame that in the recent push for transparency in government, 20 states managed to fail receiving an F rating. I honestly expected Florida to be one of those states, however we managed a D, which is by no means good. The highest ranked state was Louisiana, which is probably due to the aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina, and all of the funding that had to go into the state for recovery efforts. The previous two studies conducted in 1999 and 2006 had Louisiana in 44th place. That’s a great turnaround.
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