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Committee splits on State Ethics Commission funding; some members press for full staffing
Summary
Members debated a request for two additional State Ethics Commission positions, with arguments that the commission is understaffed and that partial funding risks operational collapse; some proposed a compromise funding one attorney now and revisiting the remainder next cycle.
The Government Operations & Military Affairs committee debated a request to add two staff positions to the State Ethics Commission’s budget, with members split between fully funding the request and proposing a staged compromise.
Committee members recalled that the commission has limited staff (described in testimony as two part-time staff and an uncertain-director situation) and said the agency struggles…
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