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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Retirement, Transparency on March 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »

“Given the tenacity of the fights going on nationwide, those who are looking for support of the contract theory will seize upon these cases as examples of overreaching by government.”

–Florida attorney Robert Klausner, who specializes in public pension law, on court decisions in Arizona and New Hampshire which threw out pension reform laws that required state employees to contribute more to their retirement funds but which did not provide additional retirement benefits.

“Saying that promises are being kept, and keeping promises are two different things.”

–Cindy Rougeou, executive director of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS), on Gov. Jindal’s attempt to lower benefits, increase employee retirement contributions and to require employees to work longer to qualify for retirement–in violation of the state’s contract with employees.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Civil Service, Governor's Office, Layoffs, Notable Quotables, Teague on March 9, 2012| 2 Comments »

“I have had discussion with our attorneys concerning a citizens’ organization rally outside of the hospital. I am directing all employees and physicians not to attend this event either on or off the clock. There are potential serious legal issues with our participating in such an event. Violation of this directive may result in discipline (sic) action against you.”

–Larry Dorsey, administrator of University Medical Center in Lafayette, in a February 1 email to UMC employees directing them to not attend a public rally protesting the elimination of 130 positions at the hospital by the Jindal administration. (We suspect this directive actually came through Dorsey from higher up the food chain.)

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Ethics, Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Teague, Transparency on March 7, 2012| 4 Comments »

“I’m very disappointed in this administration. I really believed there would be transparency in government.”

–Martha Manuel, former executive director of the Louisiana Office of Elderly Affairs, after being fired for testifying against Gov. Jindal’s plan to move her former office into the Department of Health and Hospitals.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Civil Service, Ethics, House, Senate, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Transparency on February 29, 2012| 3 Comments »

“Tell me who would be better qualified to do what I am doing. I have 24 years of experience working with the legislature. I don’t see this is as ‘Good Old Boy.’ I feel that I am just more qualified than most people would be to do this job.”

–Former State Rep. Noble Ellington of Winnsboro, justifying his appointment to a $150,000 per year position as second in command at the Louisiana Department of Insurance despite his having virtually no background in the insurance industry (other than serving on the House Insurance Committee).

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Governor's Office, Health Care, Layoffs, Notable Quotables, Transparency on February 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »

“Every year in the state of Alabama, people make tough decisions about what they can and cannot afford.”

–Former Alabama Medicaid Director Carol Steckel, explaining her decision to cut a Medicaid program that paid for prosthetics for poor residents in Alabama because they were optional, not mandatory. She was appointed in November 2010 to lead health care reform efforts in Louisiana and is spearheading efforts to terminate 69 information technology employees in DHH by contracting their services out.

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