Hundreds of top state officials fail to file financial disclosure, now Franklin lawmaker wants a $5K
Hundreds of top state officials fail to file financial disclosure, now Franklin lawmaker wants a $5K fine
CONCORD A state law requiring hundreds of upper-level state employees and commission appointees to file financial disclosures appears to be routinely ignored, with little or no consequences for those who fail to file.
State Rep. Werner Horn, R-Franklin, has filed a request with House attorneys asking them to draft a bill that would require more robust enforcement of the law (Chapter 15-A Financial Disclosures) that has been in effect since 2006.
I plan to put legislation in that requires the attorney general to put an eyeball on this list and chase down whoever is not in compliance, said Horn, and it adds a $5,000 civil penalty.
Gov. Chris Sununu says he will also be pushing for legislative action on the issue.
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