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THEY HAVE TO REPORT FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES TOTALS BUT THERE IS, YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST IT WAS JUST NOBODY KNEW. THIS WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T POST THEIR SALARY AND COMPENSATION ON THE WEBSITE THEY WILL NOT GET STATE FUNDING. IS ALSO GOOD FOR DONORS. MOST ORGANIZATIONS RAISE MONEY FROM THE PUBLIC. AND WE GET THESE REQUESTS IN THE FIRST THING I SAY IS HOW MUCH OF MY DONATION IS GOING TO GO TO ADMIN AND HOW MUCH GOES TO SERVICES. THE RULE OF THUMB IS IF IT'S MORE THAN 20 PERCENT GOING TO ADMIN DON'T DO IT. HOW DO YOU KNOW UNLESS YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION. I FEEL STRONGLY AND HAVE SUPPORTED THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF TRANSPARENCY FOR YEARS. I WAS DISTRESSED BY THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION ISSUE. IT BOTHERED ME. I HAD BEEN ON ONE OF THE SHELTER BOARDS FOR YEARS AND TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WHEN WE COULD BE PROVIDING SERVICES IS WRONG. WE SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO THESE PROGRAMS.

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IN ADDITION TO TRANSPARENCY THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO ORGANIZATIONS WHOM --

WITH THE SAME FEDERAL LIMITS. WE THINK WHY HAS IT TAKEN SO LONG WITH THESE FINDINGS AND WHICH WE BE DONE ABOUT IT?

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I CANNOT ANSWER ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST. GOVERNMENT IS HUGE AND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS 100 SEVENTEEN BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET AND THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED FOR YEARS AND GOVERNMENT IS THE WORST AT ACCOUNTABILITY AND HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB AT THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE HAD A SENATOR WHO WAS CHAIRING ONE OF THE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES CALLED FALLING OF THE AGENCIES THAT WERE RECEIVING FUNDING AND ASKED THEM TO COME AND JUSTIFY WHAT THEY DID AND HOW MUCH THEY WERE SPENDING AND WHATEVER AND SOME DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO SHOW UP. THAT IS TROUBLING BRING THAT PRACTICE IN.

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IN THE SAME BILL PART IS CIVIL PENALTIES AND CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS ARE VIOLATED IF THERE IS NOT A PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACT AND THE CEO OF ONE OF THESE CHILD WELL FOR AND SAID HE WORRIED THIS WOULD DUMB DOWN THE BOARDS AND PEOPLE WOULD NOT WANT TO TAKE ON THE RISK. DO YOU HAVE CONCERN ABOUT THAT?

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I DO NOT. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SERVE AND, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DONATE BUT THEY DO HAVE TIME AND YOU SEE IT EVERYWHERE. PEOPLE REALLY CARE AND THEY WILL WORK HARD BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO NOT TO JUST SERVE ON A BOARD AND RUBBERSTAMP WHAT IS EXECUTIVES DO. YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND THAT IS WHO YOU WANT ON A BOARD.

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DO YOU KNOW THE HEMP THC CAPS?

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I THINK THEY ARE STILL TALKING.

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ONE ABOUT VAPE? IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT IN A WHILE.

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WHAT ABOUT VACATION RENTALS.

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THEY ARE STILL TALKING.

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WHAT ABOUT THE ETHICS BILL.

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I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS RIGHT NOW. DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? I DON'T KNOW.

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IT'S IN THE HOUSE BUT I DON'T KNOW.

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WHAT ABOUT DOZIER?

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THAT'S TODAY. I'M VERY EXCITED.

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MONDAY.

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SENATOR ROOS HAS WORKED SO HARD ON THAT. IT IS TIME.

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DO YOU THINK 20 MILLION DOLLARS IS ENOUGH? IT'S THREE TO 4 MILLION PEOPLE COMING UP TO ABOUT $50,000.

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THAT IS WHAT SENATOR ROUSON HAD ASKED FOR. YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHAT WERE MOVING WITH.

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FOR PROPERTY INSURANCE ARE YOU HAPPY WITH WHATEVER IS BEING DONE THIS SESSION ON INSURANCE? IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MUCH HAS BEEN DONE OR SAID TO BE DONE ON THIS.

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WE WILL DO SOME INSURANCE PROVISIONS IN THE TAX PACKAGE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GOT THE

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WE HAVE GOT TO GET THE BIG BILL THAT WE PASSED LAST SESSION. IT HAS TO START WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH. WE ARE HEARING SOME GOOD REPORTS FROM SOME OF THE INSURERS THAT WANT TO COME BACK INTO THE STATE BECAUSE OF THE REFORMS THAT WE DID. I REMEMBER SENATOR BOYD WHEN HE WAS PURSUING THAT BILL WOULD SAY IT IS NOT GOING TO BE OVERNIGHT IT WILL TAKE YEARS. I SPOKE TO ONE OF THE REINSURERS AND I SAID --

HE SAID GREAT YOU PASSED A GREAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND I SAID WELL, ARE YOU GOING TO BRING THE RATES DOWN? AND HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID WELL SENATOR --

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I'M SORRY.

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YOU KNOW SENATOR YOU LIVE IN