by [email protected] | Feb 16, 2010 | Politics / Govt
The state Senate is taking another run at rewriting legislative and campaign ethics laws today. The House and the Senate are working on separate bills, both borne out of criminal charges against four lawmakers or former lawmakers within the last year. Much of the...
by [email protected] | Feb 10, 2010 | Politics / Govt
The state Senate starts work on improving ethics in state government and in political campaigns. But a voice of pessimism has been heard in the early discussions saying informed voters are the best judges of legislative and campaign ethics. The plan from Senator...
by [email protected] | Feb 10, 2010 | Politics / Govt
The first proposed change in legislative ethics to face debate this year is being heard in the state Senate. Senator Charlie Shields of St. Joseph, the President Pro tem, wants to make lawmakers more accountable to the public for their campaign donations and wants...
by [email protected] | Feb 4, 2010 | Business, Health / Medicine
It’s been five years since Senator Matt Bartle’s effort to regulate adult businesses died in the House under circumstances that apparently interest a federal grand jury. Bartle’s new effort looks a lot like the old one. Five years ago, Bartle went...
by admin | Jan 26, 2010 | News
Various ethics bills come before a House committee which is attempting to wade through the legislation in an effort to send one bill to the floor for debate. Some of the bills would ban gifts from lobbyists. Others seek to reinstate campaign contribution limits. Rep....
