How can Voters Hold the Legislature Fiscally Accountable?
Posted on 12/7/2012 by Genevieve Whitaker | AARP Virgin Islands | Comments
Advocacy Where should the line be drawn on the Legislature funding itself? What are legitimate Legislative expenses? Unfortunately, there is no system of checks and balances to oversee the Legislature’s financial practices. There is no way to assure that the public’s interest is being served by the expenses created by the Legislature’s budget for itself. At a time when the Virgin Islands are experiencing unprecedented unemployment and numerous business closures, AARP asks whether appropriating public money to fund things such …