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Last Updated on Friday, 19 September 2008 02:58 Written by rslcpol Friday, 19 September 2008 11:05
From Port Clinton News Herald:
A fairer, more open process is needed to pick outside lawyers who do work for the state to rid the system of political influence, Republican Attorney General candidate Mike Crites said Thursday.
Crites, a former U.S. Attorney for southern Ohio, said if elected he would set up a system that subjects such special counsel contracts to a competitive bid process.
“It’s no secret that the ability to dole out special counsel has been used as a political fundraising tool for years,” Crites said.Law firms’ proposals would be initially scored by him and the state agency seeking the legal work. All bids would include a price quote and would be capped so that the state was not subjected to an endless series of add-ons, Crites said.