POL 1133 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sunset Advisory Commission, Sales Tax, Civil Liberties
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218 billion for house and senate next year. Sunset advisory commission reviews every govt committee (permanent ) once every 12 years. Did 980 million in savings and increased revenue. Returned for every spent on sunset. Patronage: now what u know, who u know. Merit (civil service test) pendleton act: not who u know what u know. Powers curriculum approval, textbook approval of state board of educator certification rules. Should texas refuse stimulus money for jobs 2008. Were minor changes and could be repealed in 2 yrs. Texas is a donor state and should take what is ours. Current texas issues: decline in tax revenue from oil and gas, increase in population and poverty, federal mandates, diversity of needs. Pay as you go spending with a balanced budget requirement. Tx rank 49 or 50 in state spending per capita. Greater support for spending on social/ welfare programs.
