Proceed cautiously…that’s the way Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson thinks the state legislature should deal with the local government streamlining recommendations of the Shepard-Kernan Commission.

Long Thompson says she comes from a rural county and local government works well there. She says lawmakers don’t need to approach it from a “one size, fits all” mindset.

Long Thompson says the commission put a lot of it’s recommendations together with little input from local elected leaders.

Little input my ass. Every elected official (stakeholder) had the chance to participate and make recommendations.  From the report:

How did the commission collect input regarding its recommendations?

Public input was an important component of our work. Early on, the commission established a web site to facilitate sharing information and collecting input from stakeholders. Throughout the six months of our work, citizens were able to submit comments by web form, e-mail, and phone. The website received more than 12,000 visits and we received approximately 1,500 recommendations and comments. In addition, the staff conducted 25 interviews various experts and stakeholder groups. The commission also held public forums in Gary, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Franklin, New Albany, and Evansville. More than 700 citizens participated in these six events.

Elect Jill and it will be more of the liberal tax and spend policies that Daniels’ has work so hard to get rid of.

AWB

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