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Committee raises press office rent, orders NGO reporting and approves performance-based payments proviso
Summary
Senators approved raising rent for press offices in the Capitol, adopted a transparency proviso requiring NGOs receiving $50,000+ in state funds to report funding and Form 990s, and approved a performance-based payments policy for new programs.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee approved several Department of Administration provisos that change how the state manages office space and how it requires transparency and accountability from organizations receiving state funds.
Senator Peck proposed raising rent for press offices located in the Capitol's garden level from $1 per square foot (the rate in practice) to $11 per square foot, a figure he said remained well below other government rental rates. Senators asked whether the rate was monthly or annual and raised concerns…
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