Tuesday, February 23, 2010

 

House Proposes Appointee Cuts

KENTUCKY....
To help balance the budget, House leaders plan to cut 125 political aappointees. The move would save about $5 million a year. The House estimates there are 3,417 full-time political appointees, called non-merit workers, in the executive branch, but Governor Steve Beshear's office says there are just 826. Beshear's staff says there are more non-merit employees in the state system but the remaining non-merit employees are typically not full-time. Representative Jeff Hoover (R-Jamestown), who sponsored House Bill 387, says the bill might provide a clearer picture how many employees the state has and where to cut. Hoover says he expects the House State Government Committee to hear the bill this week.





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