YESTERDAY….A COMMITTEE PASSED SENATE BILL TWO-57 ON A NINE TO NOTHING VOTE WITH ONE ABSTENTION…..TO ESTABLISH A STATE VERSION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY….OR DOGE….IN THE COMMONWEALTH….
THE OFFICE…..UNDER AUDITOR ALISON BALL…..WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMANCE AUDITS AND FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL REVIEW OF STATE
AGENCIES…..A MOVE SUPPORTERS SAY WOULD STREAMLINE OPERATIONS, ELIMINATE WASTE AND ENSURE TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE USED EFFECTIVELY…..
BALL SAID THE AUDIT PROCESS….IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN….WOULD ONLY ADD ONE STEP TO TODAY’S NORMAL PROCESS WHICH WOULD BE REPORTING TO THE L-R-C AND GOVERNOR…..
ACCORDING TO THE 20-24 STATE EXPENDURE REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ASSSOCIATION OF BUDGET OFFICERS…..KENTUCKY SPENT THE FIFTH MOST ON
STATE EXPENDURES IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF THE U-S….AND THAT NUMBER JUMPED TO THIRD IN THE REGION PER CAPITA……..
