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These were the central provisions discussed by the various speakers at the hearing before the Joint Judiciary Committee on Thursday. "The committee should consider carefully. Sisitsky said in his testimony, "the scope of the investigation, the power of subpoena, the question of immunity, and the membership of the proposed commission...
State Rep. Johnston, co-author of H4632, presented the committee with what he felt should be the major focus of the proposed commission. "Is the MBM case an isolated instance of corruption, or is it part of a routine pattern?" he asked the committee. Johnston answered his question by saying...
He added that limiting the commission's scope to state and country contracts would prevent the investigation from turning into a "witch-hunt".
Gov. Michael S. Dukakis, whose appearance before the committee early in the day attracted most of the cameras, agreed with Johnston. In fact, the governor had no objection to any of the provisions in the bill. "If we are going to convince the people of this state that every aspect...
Thaddeus Buczko, state auditor since 1964, however, congratulated the bill's authors on the inclusion of county contracts. "I am particularly supportive of the fact that the commission will be empowered to look at all contracts, not only at the level of state government but also at county government." he...