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The Counsel

Note from Elie: The Problem With Pardon-Proofing

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7861 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.3

Hey everyone, Ellie here, wishing you a happy Friday after yet another eventful week.

0:37.0

This week's column actually started as a sort of casual, did you ever think about kind of

0:42.2

conversation with the former colleague who I really respect?

0:45.6

And then it got me thinking about writing this as a think piece.

0:49.6

Could we see this issue from both ways?

0:52.0

And I think by the end, I've probably gone over to the other side from where I started

0:57.5

on.

0:57.8

Not by much, but just barely.

0:59.9

So interested to hear what you think, as always, please send me your thoughts, questions,

1:04.9

or comments to letters at cafe.com.

1:07.4

Thank you.com.

1:31.2

Back in 2016 when I was at the New Jersey Attorney General's office, I supervised a case against an electrical contractor named Joseph Longo.

1:34.9

Longo ran a medium-sized company, and he did business with the state.

1:39.8

Bridge maintenance deals up north, a control panel out west, a sewer project in the hills.

1:43.9

Nothing glamorous, but more than enough public work for a guy to make a nice living.

1:49.2

New Jersey law requires that any private company who contracts with the state or local government must pay its employees a certain amount known as the prevailing wage.

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