PRC reforms clear key committee

Efforts to streamline and improve the embattled Public Regulation Commission cleared a major hurdle this morning as the Senate Rules Committee approved two proposed constitutional amendments that would relieve the commission of insurance regulation duties and ask the Legislature to establish qualifications for commissioners. Continue Reading

Public means public; in 2012, that means online

It’s simply a misconception to believe that by keeping public salary information obscure, we are protecting public employees. I believe what we are really protecting are illegal and unfair hiring practices that ultimately harm the public and the vast majority of public employees who are qualified and hard-working. Continue Reading

Monday liveblog from the Roundhouse

The Senate on Monday approved a proposal to require combined reporting. The bill, which would require many out-of-state corporations to pay taxes on in-state earnings, passed with the support of the majority Democrats, but not from Republicans. Read the transcript of our live blog for more details. Continue Reading