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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Governor's Office, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Revenue, Taxes on September 7, 2013| 2 Comments »

“A lot of people know they owe money. This gives an opportunity for them to save some money and get the debt cleared.”

—Senate President John Alario (R-Westwego), on the two-month tax amnesty program that goes into effect on Sept. 23 and which will allow delinquent taxpayers to save 100 percent on penalties and half of the interest on their late taxes.

“By creating the Office of Debt Recovery and better collecting funds owed to the state, we can use taxpayer dollars more responsibly and ensure that we continue funding critical services like education and health care.”

—Gov. Bobby Jindal, on signing HB 629 (Act 399) into law, creating the Office of Debt Recovery within the Department of Revenue.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Courts, Higher Education, LSU, Notable Quotables, Public Records on August 30, 2013| 4 Comments »

“That’s not a comment by the Supreme Court one way or another concerning who’s right or wrong on the lawsuit. That’s simply the court saying we’re not going to hear the case now.”

—Attorney Jimmy Faircloth, who is beginning to challenge boxer Peter Buckley’s stellar record of 32 wins against 256 losses, commenting on the Louisiana Supreme Court’s denial of state writs which upholds lower court orders that the LSU Board of Stuporvisors must relinquish the list of semifinalists and finalists for the LSU presidency.

“The Supreme Court said ‘Writ denied. Stay denied.’ As a result, records will have to be produced. As long as the board doesn’t produce those records, it is in contempt.”

—Attorney Lori Mince, who represented the Baton Rouge Advocate and the New Orleans Times-Picayune in the litigation to force the release of the records.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in BESE, Boards, Education, Ethics, Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Transparency on July 28, 2013| 2 Comments »

“It is important that ethics board members are completely free of any and all conflicts of interest.”

—Gov. Bobby Jindal, in announcing his appointment of Scott Schneider to the State Board of Ethics on Sept. 23, 2008.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Governor's Office, Health Care, Layoffs, Notable Quotables, Privatization on July 11, 2013| 1 Comment »

“We approached the state…about how we might be able to help solve the problem with Southeast closing.”

—Meridian Behavioral Health Systems CEO Wes Mason, discussing his company’s selection as the private firm to take over operations of the privatized Southeast Louisiana Hospital (SELH) last October.

“Meridian was the only company that met all of DHH’s requirements and expectations…”

—DHH Public Information Officer Ken Pastorick, on the selection of Meridian, which operates Northlake Behavioral Health System, formerly SELH. (Northlake has been notified by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services that deficiencies at the facility have caused it to lose eligibility to participate in Medicare.)

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Contract, Contracts, Ethics, Governor's Office, House, Senate, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Politicians, Public Records, State Agencies, Transparency on July 10, 2013| 2 Comments »

“I believe that all elected officials should—as I have always endeavored to do—act with the interests of our citizens in mind.”

—State Rep. Chris Broadwater (R-Hammond), vice chairman of the House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee and former director of the Office of Workers’ Compensation, defending his work as attorney for insurance companies seeking to deny or reduce workers’ compensation claims and his admitted practice of routinely consulting with his successor OWC Director Wes Hataway on pending matters before OWC that directly affect his clients.

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