FL state repook shenanigans - tax payer funded of course.

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Senator's job at FSU raises ethical concerns
Evelyn Lynn oversees college funding. But she also works for one.

By Lucy Morgan, Times Senior Correspondent
Published Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:49 PM

TALLAHASSEE — At a time when Florida's universities are facing millions of dollars in budget cuts, Florida State University has hired a prominent state senator to coordinate a new reading program in her home county.

Sen. Evelyn Lynn, R-Ormond Beach, is being paid $120,000 a year to work on a program she helped create and fund.

Lynn also happens to be chairwoman of the Senate's Higher Education Appropriations Committee, with great influence over university budgets.

"It's just a coincidence," said FSU President T.K. Wetherell, a former House speaker and appropriations chairman who is widely known for his wily political dealings with the Legislature.

"I see no conflict considering we have no money this year," Lynn said when asked whether the new job was appropriate for a lawmaker with so much influence over university budgets.

The job makes Lynn a "triple dipper." She draws a $3,124-a-month retirement check that she earned as a career educator in Volusia County, her $31,000-a-year legislative salary and $120,000 a year from FSU.

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repooks hate taxes, but don't mind feeding at the public trough. this little piggie is a triple dipper.

legisalate to create a high paying job, then fill the job with your ownself. sweet! where do I sign up?

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