The more one pays attention to Todd Eachus the more the bogus claims become evident. This press release is located on ToddEachus.com.
Legislative leaders trim salaries of top staffers
It is based on this original article written by Tracie Mauriello of the Post-Gazette.
The bogus claim-
"We have worked hard to trim costs and find ways to improve efficiencies," said Brett Marcy, press secretary to House Majority Leader Todd Eachus, D-Luzerne.
The fact- Back in February Eachus announced the selection of Laura Kuller as the Democratic Caucus chief of staff. On March 9, 2009 Capital Ideas John Micek wrote this blog "Working For Mr. Eachus".
In February, Eachus announced that he’d hired Harrisburg lobbyist, and onetime Democratic employee, Laura Kuller as his new chief-of-staff.
Kuller will earn $161,000, or nearly $24,000 more than the salary paid in the last legislative session to Sandra F. Williams, who served as chief to then Majority Leader Bill DeWeese, D-Greene.
Eachus’ new counsel, former Rendell administration senior lawyer Nora Winkelman, is being paid $149,900, or $16,781 more than the $133,119 salary paid to DeWeese's top lawyer William Martin Sloane last year.
He raised Kuller's position pay by almost 18%. But it doesn't stop there.
Eachus’ new counsel, former Rendell administration senior lawyer Nora Winkelman, is being paid $149,900, or $16,781 more than the $133,119 salary paid to DeWeese's top lawyer William Martin Sloane last year.
As further evidence of the facts not supporting the claims to the public look at this PDF file compiled by Mauriello.
Susan Schwab was hired as "legal council to the floor leader". Her salary is $132,522, an expense that wasn't there in 2009 according to the document. Patti Glasser was hired as Director of Administration with a salary of $125,684, another expense not listed in 2009. Arthur McNulty was hired as Democratic Committee Exective Director at a salary of $110,006, nada in 2009. That's $368,212 in extra expenses for 2010 alone. Is that what Brett Marcy meant by trimming expenses?
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Incumbent Protection Plan?? Or Business As Usual
SOP was mailed a computer generated email allegedly sent by Representative Todd Eachus to Democratic Members and Legisaltive Assistants on Monday, November 9, 2009. Here are the contents of that telecommunication.
From: Eachus, Todd
To: Dem Members & Legis Assts
Cc: Stalnecker, Angela; Kuller, Laura; Baughman, Vicki
Sent: Mon Nov 09 13:37:58 2009
Subject: Post-Budget Outreach Information
Dear Colleague:
Under my direction, the Office of Member Services recently compiled extensive budget reports specifically tailored to selected legislative districts. These reports detail the impact of the 2009-19 budget and were intended to serve as the foundation for Members' budget outreach with constituents and the press. Whether it's a town hall meeting, a newsletter or a telephone conversation with a constituent, this information can be used to demonstrate how much better Pennsylvania fared as a result of our refusal to settle for the provisions of the Republican plan, S.B. 850.
The documents are proving to be a valuable resource to our Members, so with that in mind, I write this service to you. Upon your request, I will instruct the Office of Member Services to compile a budget report for your legislative district which would include general talking points, detailed data, and a document delineating several outreach options that the Legislative Communications Office can help you execute.
If you are interested in having this information tailored for your legislative districted,(his misspelling) please contact Angela Stalnecker in my office, at astalnec@pahouse.net or (717)787-2229, and we'll get to work for you.
As always, I will continue to do all I can to ensure that you receive the best possible service from our staff.
Todd
This memo smells of political protection that it should have arrived in a tuna can. Todd, how about answering these questions:
1. Why were the initial reports only tailored for "selected individual legistlative districts"? Was that the first group of Democratic Legislators who you thought would have primary trouble?
2. How do you separate and deny political maneuvering with data on state owned computers when you state "used to demonstrate how much better Pennsylvania fared as a result of our refusal to settle for the provisions of the Republican plan, S.B. 850"?
3. Are you trying to proffer to the public that elected legislators in Harrisburg do not know how to reach their constituents and the press-"and a document delineating several outreach options that the Legislative Communications Office can help you execute"? How in the heck did they get elected in the first place?
4. Is the Legislative Communications Office to be used for political purposes like you used them to develop the video for Gladstone Partners and your fantasy cargo airport?
5. Do you have spell check on your computer?
From: Eachus, Todd
To: Dem Members & Legis Assts
Cc: Stalnecker, Angela; Kuller, Laura; Baughman, Vicki
Sent: Mon Nov 09 13:37:58 2009
Subject: Post-Budget Outreach Information
Dear Colleague:
Under my direction, the Office of Member Services recently compiled extensive budget reports specifically tailored to selected legislative districts. These reports detail the impact of the 2009-19 budget and were intended to serve as the foundation for Members' budget outreach with constituents and the press. Whether it's a town hall meeting, a newsletter or a telephone conversation with a constituent, this information can be used to demonstrate how much better Pennsylvania fared as a result of our refusal to settle for the provisions of the Republican plan, S.B. 850.
The documents are proving to be a valuable resource to our Members, so with that in mind, I write this service to you. Upon your request, I will instruct the Office of Member Services to compile a budget report for your legislative district which would include general talking points, detailed data, and a document delineating several outreach options that the Legislative Communications Office can help you execute.
If you are interested in having this information tailored for your legislative districted,(his misspelling) please contact Angela Stalnecker in my office, at astalnec@pahouse.net or (717)787-2229, and we'll get to work for you.
As always, I will continue to do all I can to ensure that you receive the best possible service from our staff.
Todd
This memo smells of political protection that it should have arrived in a tuna can. Todd, how about answering these questions:
1. Why were the initial reports only tailored for "selected individual legistlative districts"? Was that the first group of Democratic Legislators who you thought would have primary trouble?
2. How do you separate and deny political maneuvering with data on state owned computers when you state "used to demonstrate how much better Pennsylvania fared as a result of our refusal to settle for the provisions of the Republican plan, S.B. 850"?
3. Are you trying to proffer to the public that elected legislators in Harrisburg do not know how to reach their constituents and the press-"and a document delineating several outreach options that the Legislative Communications Office can help you execute"? How in the heck did they get elected in the first place?
4. Is the Legislative Communications Office to be used for political purposes like you used them to develop the video for Gladstone Partners and your fantasy cargo airport?
5. Do you have spell check on your computer?
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