The bill strengthens oversight, improves educational support, expands youth rights, and increases transparency across the child welfare system.
Government Reform
children and families, election laws, ethics rules, insider jobs, pensions & benefits, structure and operations, transparency
Legislation to Subject Governor, Legislature to Public Records Requirements
The Senate released legislation requiring the Governor, Senate, and House of Representatives to be subject to greater transparency and make expansive records available to any person who requests them.
Child Welfare Reforms
Yesterday, the Senate unanimously passed a bill strengthening protections for children in foster care.
Response to Auditor
Today, the state senate resolved to expeditiously provide to Auditor DiZoglio all the records she has requested.
Is the legislature productive?
In several recent contexts, I have seen unhelpful and misleading uses of bill counts as a way of measuring the legislature’s productivity.
Audit of the Legislature
I often get questions about the proposal by the Auditor to “audit” the legislature.