Washington Senators Try to Close In-plant Again

The Washington State Department of Printing (PRT) enjoys a sales-per-employee ratio of $237,000 per employee, which is some 60 percent higher than the industry average of $145,000. But Sen. Sen. Rodney Tom and a bipartison group of senators still think the state can save money by eliminating the in-plant. So they have just introduced Senate Bill 5523, which sets out to do just that. According to a new blog by Ray Chambers, however, the senators' conclusions may not be supported by the facts.