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The Associated Press found one new ICE hire had filed for bankruptcy twice and worked for six law enforcement agencies in three years. Another was accused of lying in a police report to justify a felony charge against an innocent woman. A third quit his only prior policing job after three weeks.

The governor may soon be able to get faster approval for his state agency appointees under a bill that would streamline executive appointments.

According to a presentation, many employees are leaving state government jobs because they’re overworked and underpaid.