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With Legislature, You Get What You Pay For

With Legislature, You Get What You Pay For

By Samuel G. Howard on December 8, 2012

So in the 2011-2012 General Assembly class, roughly 1 in 4 legislators were lawyers. Now, that’s a considerable over-representation. Thus it’s not surprising to me that the legislature typically starts its session about the time court gets out. Lawyers are also adept at writing laws, typically in legalese (despite there being more efficient and understandable [...]

Posted in Featured, Politics, State House | Tagged Ken Block, part-time legislature, public service, Rhode Island General Assembly, Teresa Tanzi | 6 Responses

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