What Goes Around?
One of the attorneys for the State Office of Education who was technically fired as a designated assistant attorney general by A.G. Mark Shurtleff is now being recruited to run against Shurtleff in 2008.
Jean Hill confirms that she has been approached by the Democratic Party and has a meeting scheduled later this week with Democratic State Chairman Wayne Holland. She says at this point, however, she is making no commitments.
Hill, along with Office of Education Attorney Carol Lear, were stripped of their assisant attorney general status by Shurtleff for opposing him on the voucher issue. They remain attorneys for the Office of Education. Shurtleff only had the power to remove their attorney general designation.
Holland says the party has become more active in finding a credible candidate against Shurtleff because recent statements and actions by the attorney general make him more vulnerable, in the Democrats' eyes.
Shurtleff cut off his office's relationship with Hill and Lear after they advised the State Board of Education to refrain from implementing a voucher program until this November's referendum on a petition to repeal the Legislature's approval of vouchers.
Shurtleff had issued an attorney general's opinion that a second bill passed by the Legislature is not subject to the referendum and could stand on its own, so the program should be implemented. The State Supreme Court later sided with Hill and Lear, against Shurtleff's position, and ruled the referendum is an up or down vote on vouchers, so both bills are subject to the vote.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
Jean Hill confirms that she has been approached by the Democratic Party and has a meeting scheduled later this week with Democratic State Chairman Wayne Holland. She says at this point, however, she is making no commitments.
Hill, along with Office of Education Attorney Carol Lear, were stripped of their assisant attorney general status by Shurtleff for opposing him on the voucher issue. They remain attorneys for the Office of Education. Shurtleff only had the power to remove their attorney general designation.
Holland says the party has become more active in finding a credible candidate against Shurtleff because recent statements and actions by the attorney general make him more vulnerable, in the Democrats' eyes.
Shurtleff cut off his office's relationship with Hill and Lear after they advised the State Board of Education to refrain from implementing a voucher program until this November's referendum on a petition to repeal the Legislature's approval of vouchers.
Shurtleff had issued an attorney general's opinion that a second bill passed by the Legislature is not subject to the referendum and could stand on its own, so the program should be implemented. The State Supreme Court later sided with Hill and Lear, against Shurtleff's position, and ruled the referendum is an up or down vote on vouchers, so both bills are subject to the vote.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
11:24 AM
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