A Small Victory for Reducing Useless Government
Rep Adam Koenig as won a small victory in the fight against immortal government programs:
On Friday, a House committee passed a bill to eliminate a defunct state board that's one of hundreds of state boards and commissions. House Bill 309 is sponsored by Rep. Adam Koenig, R-Erlanger:
The provisions in House Bill 309, sponsored by State Representative Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger), would abolish the Kentucky Wood Products Competitiveness Corporation, one of the state's numerous boards, and vest their responsibilities within the Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet.
During his testimony before the committee, Representative Koenig stated that, while this commission was established with the admirable goal of promoting the secondary wood industry, this board was investigated by the FBI in 2003, has not met since 2004 and currently has no members.
Now if only Rep. Koenig and the rest would stop creating so many new ones...
