During the WAM meeting, one senator related two stories (for lack of a better word) from constituents who work on rail.  One constituent went to a supervisor to report what he or she thought was waste.  The worker was told to “shut up” by the supervisor.  If a supervisor told a whistleblower to “shut up” and meant it, that is a huge red flag for fraud.

After relating these stories and asking hard questions of HART and the mayor, this senator voted “yes” on SB4.  I know some legislators really struggled with SB4, but I was very disappointed with several who I thought would vote “no” but ultimately voted “yes.”