No downside to Rep. Hagan’s bill
By Anonymous
Posted Nov 28, 2011 @ 12:00 PM
The issue: House Bill 368
Our view: Legislature would benefit from having more data that could affect policy
We don’t see a downside to the proposal that state Rep. Christina Hagan, R-Marlboro Township, and a House colleague are making in a bill they’ve introduced. We apparently have plenty of company in that assessment, as the bill has bipartisan support.Our view: Legislature would benefit from having more data that could affect policy
House Bill 368 would create a nonpartisan council of 15 to 21 financial experts that would conduct a yearly analysis of state government’s revenue needs over the following several years.
Hagan’s co-sponsor, Rep. Kristina Roegner, R-Hudson, told The Rep that the group would study population trends, demographics and Medicaid caseloads. The yearly studies would help the Legislature to stay on top of trends that might otherwise take it by surprise. The expense of gathering this information would be nominal, as much of it would be done by employees of the Legislative Service Commission during the slower summer months.
http://www.cantonrep.com/opinion/editorials/x1293128857/No-downside-to-Rep-Hagan-s-bill
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