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Lawmakers and DNR staff raise alarm after executive branch removes boilerplate whistleblower language
Summary
Members of the House Appropriations subcommittee and DNR officials discussed removal of boilerplate section 207, which lawmakers said had provided protections for employees communicating with legislators; DNR staff said the removal was an EOG decision and staff reported fear of discipline when contacting lawmakers.
Several members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee pressed DNR leadership about removal of a boilerplate provision (section 207) that lawmakers said protected employee communications with legislators and provided whistleblower safeguards.
Representative Green asked why the executive branch removed section 207 from department boilerplate, saying staff had told members they feared discipline for contacting lawmakers. “Why is the executive branch chosen to limit…
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