Portantino Proposal Would Create New State Office to Weed Out Waste, Fraud

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Government waste and fraud have cost California some $19 billion over the past decade, according to a study by the California Taxpayers' Association. Some lawmakers think a new state office could keep the same from happening in the coming decade.

A bill authored by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, would establish an office of the California Inspector General to investigate fraud, corruption and mismanagement that wastes public dollars.

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Portantino Proposal Would Create New State Office to Weed Out Waste, Fraud

Portantino said Thursday the legislation may not save the state $19 billion, but saving a few hundred million here and there makes it worth it.

"Even just to say, h...

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