Slush Funds update Friday, May 16 2008 



Thursday, the State Operating Budget ( HB1) was approved by the LA House of Representatives.

Slush protected

An effort was made by Rep. Joseph Lopinto, R-Metairie, to remove all the slush funds/NGOs from the budget. His amendment was defeated by a vote of 19 YEAS, 80 NAYS and 5 Absent. A YEA vote is to REMOVE the slush funds and NAY vote is to KEEP the slush funds.

To see how your lege voted go here: http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=488884

To see a list of the current slush/NGOs in the operating budget go here: http://forgotston.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/hb-1-slush.doc

You ain’t seen nothing yet

There’s more to come. Not only will the Senate add more slush/NGOs to the Operating Budget, but there is more non-state/slush/NGOs in the Capital Outlay Budget ( HB2) that was also approved yesterday by the House.

Wait until you see what is being built with your tax dollars. There’s 57 pages of them listed!

Lege priorities

It is important to remember your lege’s priorities. Governor Jindal and the leges can’t give us an income tax break this year, but they can fund, this year, local pork barrel projects and pay raises for everyone who works for government.

C.B.

1 CB 10:12 am

 

Didya know? Monday, May 12 2008 

For parliamentary correctness sake, whenever, a LA lege wants to make a point on the House or Senate floor, but does not have the floor, they make a statement to the one that does have the floor that ends with “Didya know?”

Didya know?

The President of the United States is paid $400,000 per year.

The Vice President of the United States is paid $221,100 per year. (That would be a pay raise for Governor Jindal.)

The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is paid $217,400 per year.

U.S. Cabinet Secretaries are paid $191,300 per year.

Didya also know?

The LA Secretary of Education’s proposed compensation is $355,611 per year. (His base salary would be $271,611.)

The LA Secretary of Economic Development’s proposed salary is $320,000 per year.

The LA Deputy Secretary of Economic Development’s proposed salary is $230,000.

What’s wrong with this picture?

C.B.

1 CB 8:00 am

 

Slush funds continue to grow! Friday, May 9 2008 

As of last night, our leges are requesting over $80 Million for Non-governmental Organizations (”NGOs”) formerly called “Legislative Slush Funds.”

The House Appropriations Committee will be voting on these items on Sunday beginning at 5:00 P.M.

To see the latest list go here.

Access denied

If after reviewing the list and you want additional information, I suggest you contact your lege.

Many of you have contacted me for additional information. I cannot get it. The leges have denied me access to them via email. That includes my own Rep. Steve Pugh, R-Ponchatoula who refuses emails from me.

To contact your state representative go here. To contact your state senator go here .

C.B.

1 CB 7:49 am

 

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