Want to hear what Republican legislators have to say about the hemorrhaging state budget? It will cost you $5.
The Maricopa County Republican Committee is holding a Thursday meeting at the Scottsdale Civic Center featuring Republican legislative leaders including chairmen of the Senate and House appropriations committees.
They will “address budget problems and possible solutions,” according to a press release from the GOP committee.
The meeting is open to the public. But a $5 “donation” will be taken at the door, the release read.
That’s strange. Public officials speaking in a public building and members of the public must make a “donation” to a political party to hear them?
Legislative leaders should be traveling around the state, talking and listening to citizens concerned about the budget – and not charging admission.
They do work for us, after all.