Baca Audit Exposes Dual Roles and Pay Discrepancies

A damning audit has exposed serious misconduct involving State Rep. Brian Baca and his wife, revealing he was overpaid $11,000 for using sick leave during legislative sessions — a violation of district policy — while his wife allegedly collected $64,000 in stipends for a special education role she wasn’t licensed for, despite Baca overseeing the department responsible for licensing. The audit flags nepotism concerns and governance failures, including procurement and Open Meetings Act violations, and has referred the case to the Public Education Department — all while Baca, running for reelection, claims he acted in good faith. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e69e349eeb18b1e2