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[Rep. Mark] Miloscia bill makes audits a hot topic in [WA] Legislature
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Jan 29, 2005 09:02am |
| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Jan 29, 2005 12:00am |
| Description | OLYMPIA — By the way Rep. Mark Miloscia is stammering with excitement, you'd think he was talking about his deeply held religious beliefs or his passion for protecting the poor.
No, what has the Federal Way Democrat all atwitter is that another person has come to hear about his latest "performance audit" bill. A subject that hits most people like a dose of Nyquil, it has been Miloscia's main mission in politics.
Instead of just proving that they're not overspending, he thinks state agencies should have to prove they're making a real difference in people's lives.
Forty-five legislators, Democrats and Republicans alike, have signed on as co-sponsors to Miloscia's House Bill 1064, which would give broad new powers to state auditors and require government agencies to be graded regularly on their performances.
Miloscia's bill breezed through committee and is scheduled to come up Monday for a vote in the House, where it is expected to pass overwhelmingly. A similar measure is afoot in the Senate. And Gov. Christine Gregoire, who this week rolled out her own stack of government-accountability proposals, said she supports Miloscia's legislation. |
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