2019 Legislative Session
2019 Legislative Session
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AB458 Testimony (Opportunity Scholarships)
Testimony in Opposition re: Assembly Bill 458 Senate Committee on Revenue & Economic Development Thursday, May 2, 2019 1:30pm My name is Daniel Honchariw. I serve…
SB224 Testimony, May 2019 (PERS Secrecy Bill)
Testimony in Opposition re: Senate Bill 224 – Assembly Government Affairs Committee Monday, May 6, 2019 9:00am My name is Robert Fellner and I am the policy…
Lobbyist’s false testimony crucial in moving anti-transparency bill forward
To justify the “PERS secrecy” bill, lobbyist Marlene Lockard relied almost entirely on known falsehoods in her official testimony to lawmakers. Because state law makes it a crime to knowingly misrepresent…
Legal complaint: lobbyist submitted false testimony to aid in bill's passage
The Legislature cannot effectively serve the public if policy is being shaped based on outright falsehoods and misinformation, which is why it is illegal to knowingly submit false testimony before…