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The week in mice: Your state government at work
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The week in mice: Your state government at work
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What happened? Apparently "there was a breakdown of operational procedures," explained Aramark's VP of operations Bruce Walton, which led to, y'know, mice. Lots of 'em. Pooping everywhere. Which is bad and all, and when this happens you slap the company around a bit (or, y'know, fire them) and move on.
But not when there's a morality play to be staged. There was, good god, a hearing, during which Aramark was accused, among other things, of "betraying the public's trust" and "[playing] a disgusting joke on me and the people I represent."
Now, of course, this is about more than state lawmakers getting some nasty food (ostensibly, anyway). This is about a food safety bill that passed the House in June and has been put on the backburner by the Senate.
According to the Inky, a GOP lawmaker accused Philly Democratic Rep./liberal lioness Babette Josephs of wasting time discussing the conditions at the restaurant she eats at, and Josephs shot back that the Senate should try slumming it in the House dining room and see how the other half (of the legislature) lives. Long knives drawn here, people.
The bill in question would tie restaurant license renewal to passing an annual inspection, which sounds both incredibly reasonable AND insanely bureaucratic.
We'll check in with the Meal Ticket folks to see where they stand on the issue.
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