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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 31, 2019

Law Enforcement civil administrative forfeiture bill has conservatives on both sides

Civil Administrative Forfeiture law had been on the books since the ’80s. It allowed law enforcement agencies to seize property with a value of up to $20,000 in the event that there was a violation of the Uniformed Controlled Substance Act. Last year, HB 1034, which would have extended the repealer on the policy died…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 30, 2019

Legislative PEER Report shows some marginal improvements but still danger ahead for PERS

The Legislative PEER Committee is releasing its report titled 2018 Update on Financial Soundness of the Public Employees’ Retirement System. Some of the Committee’s major findings include: The funding ratio at June 30, 2018 was 61.8%, which is an increase from 61.1% at the end of FY 2017. In FY 2018, there was 1.40 active…