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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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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Civil Service, Governor's Office, Health Care, Notable Quotables, Transparency on February 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »

“You can spend or you can save but you can’t do both. There’s been no showing how you have savings to make up for that $37 million.”

–Baton Rouge attorney J. Arthur Smith III, who represents about two-thirds of the 69 IT employees of DHH who would lose their jobs if a privatization contract pushed by the administration is approved. The Civil Service Commission rejected the proposed $37 million contract.

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Notable Quotable (in their own words)

Posted in Civil Service, Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Retirement, Transparency on February 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »

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

“The retirement benefits of current employees are part of the package of compensation they were promised when hired; any change to that package is breaking the promise made to those employees.”

–Cindy Rougeou, executive director of the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS) in a recent LASERS publication on its web page.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Civil Service, Notable Quotables, Transparency on February 15, 2012| 1 Comment »

“Would attending a rally be considered lobbying?”
“No it would not. A rally is a gathering of people to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.”

“Can I go to public rallies on issues and carry a sign, cheer and boo?”
“Yes you can.”

–Louisiana Department of Civil Service General Cicular Number 2012-004 of February 9, 2012.

“I have had discussion with our attorneys concerning a citizen organizating a 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.

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