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Related: About this forumGov. Jan Brewer Leaves Arizona Broke – Still Gives Big Bonuses To Staff
Gov. Jan Fiscally Responsible Brewer leaves office this month, and shes handing her successor, Doug Ducey, a budget deficit of half a billion dollars. The projected deficit for the next fiscal year is $1 billion. That didnt stop her, however, from ending 2014 by handing out fat bonuses to already well-paid staffers.
An investigation by the Arizona Republic revealed that the biggest bonuses were for $10,000 each and went to 10 separate people, eight of whom are already making $125,000 a year. Smaller bonuses, still in the thousands, were given to 12 others.
The money was described as retention bonuses, which at least makes some sense. They were meant to keep staffers with Brewer for the final year of her term as governor. After all, what else could motivate them to stick with the woman?
The Brewer administration has no problem flinging around taxpayer money as long as it doesnt benefit taxpayers. In December, the Republic also revealed that state officials gave pay raises, some topping 40 percent, to 169 employees without the Department of Administrations approval, which is required by law.
Read more: http://reverbpress.com/politics/gov-jan-brewer-leaves-arizona-broke-still-gives-big-bonuses-to-staff/
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Go in make a mess, break things, run up debt. Then when a Democrat gets elected blame them for not cleaning it up fast enough.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)They throw a monkey wrench into the machinery then point out it's broken and someone else did it besides. So scrap it and you know let the people run it who refuse to run it.
thelordofhell
(4,569 posts)He's also a shady businessman with ties to the mob.......But there was an "R" after his name, so those morons voted him in........I weep for my once proud state
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Stimulus money like Rick Perry, he used it to balance his budget and then bragged on a balanced budget.
TM99
(8,352 posts)the medicaid AHCCCS expansions and food stamps for 2015.
I have lived here several decades now, and it is not getting any better - just worse.