ICA Reforms on Way to Governor

The proposed reforms for the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (ICA) contained in state legislation have passed both chambers of the General Assembly.  We wrote about the reforms (here and here) and much of what the legislation will do is to improve reporting (it is a shame it will take a separate piece of legislation to accomplish something that should already be done) and define gaming money–this is the host fee money from the Rivers Casino that would be paid to the City but by language in Act 71 of 2004 the ICA intercepts and directs toward specific purposes.  We point this out due to the fact that the casino announced last week that it does not want to pay this anymore and has filed a lawsuit on the issue.