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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Ethics, Governor's Office, House, Senate, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Transparency on February 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »

“We have significant concerns that premature disclosure of the report will prejudice the (solicitation for offers) and negotiations process. This is not a matter of secrecy, but a basic component of our ability to make decisions that are within our purview, to direct the integrity of a successful procurement.”

–Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater, in a letter to Senate President Joel Chaisson last June 8 in which he attempted to justify the admininstration’s refusal to provide a copy of the Chaffe & Associates report on the Office of Group Benefits to legislators. Likewise, Rainwater is now withholding the contents of the state’s contract with Morgan Keegan from the OGB Policy and Planning Board.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Campaign Contributions, Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Toledo Bend, Water Sale on February 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »

“There’s talk of a January vote and I think that is way too fast.”

–Stephen Waguespack, Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Chief of Staff, in backtracking last month on his August letter giving the Sabine River Authority the governor’s tacit approval to move forward with a request for proposals (RFP) for the sale of surplus water from Toledo Bend Reservoir to a partnership comprised of Louisiana and Texas businessmen who also happen to be major contributors to the campaigns of Jindal and Texas Gov. Rick Perry. The partnership was the only entity submitting a proposal.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Civil Service, Governor's Office, Notable Quotables on January 31, 2012| 2 Comments »

“We encourage you to use this opportunity to recognize your employees and educate the public about the work state employees are doing to keep our citizens safe, protect our drinking water, provide medical care to the indigent, help abused children, maintain our roads and bridges, and so much more.”

—Gov. Bobby Jindal in last spring’s General Circular No. 2011-008 in which he proclaims May 4, 2011, as “State Employee Recognition Day in Louisiana.”

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Prison, Privatization, Transparency on January 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »

“The two largest prison companies, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and GEO Group (formerly Wackenhut), are poised to strike, in what Judith Greene, director of Justice Strategies calls, ‘an unprecedented’ expansion of the use of private prisons that no other state has undertaken.”

–Donald Cohen, founder and executive director of In the Public Interest, a national resource center on privatization and responsible contracting.