Word: johnstons
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...attempt to combine the existing probes into one overall investigation of the charges of political corruption and maladministration within the state's building and construction system, State Reps. Phillip W. Johnston and Andrew H. Card Jr. drafted House Bill 4632, which was approved on Wednesday by the Joint Judiciary Committee of the legislature. The committee held a public meeting on March 23 to hear testimony on the bill...
Reps. Andrew Card and Phillip Johnston subsequently co-authored H4632, the bill which enlarges on Bellotti's suggestion. The bill as drafted proposes the establishment of a Blue Ribbon Commission to investigate not only the MBM-UMass contract, but, in the bill's language, "the existence and extent of corrupt practices concerning contracts related to the construction of state and country buildings from January 1, 1969, to the present...
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, "We propose that the commission conduct a comprehensive examination of the system; to limit the scope of the investigation to the MBM contract alone would not resolve the doubts and suspicions about the extent of corruption within the entire building system...
...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 of this problem has been looked into, and that the best judgement has been made as to what happened and what should be done in the future, we should create the Blue Ribbon Commission without delay," Dukakis said...
...chaotic disruption," says Los Angeles School Superintendent William Johnston...