Issue Position: Tough Government Reforms

Issue Position

Leading by example by refusing to cash a single paycheck during the budget impasse, refusing unaccountable per diems, and not taking legislative perks like a taxpayer-paid cell phone.

Utilizing technology to increase transparency by making more documents, fiscal information, legislative information, campaign finance information, etc. available online.

Ensure timely passage of the state budget by requiring the state to default to the previous year's budget if no agreement is reached by the June 30th deadline.

Move all legislators into a 401(k)-type retirement system and end the current pension system.

Eliminate WAMs once-and-for-all and replace them with a transparent grant system based on the merit of public projects.

End legislative per diems and require legislators to submit for legitimate expenses by following I.R.S. guidelines.

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