Category: Utah

Ethics reform in Utah moves forward, according to this Deseret News report.

The Deseret News reports that ethics reforms have moved closer to becoming law. The bipartisan House Ethics Committee passed Monday a package of five bills, including a constitutional amendment that would create an independent ethics commission. Some leaders called it “landmark legislation,” but it also led to some new questions.

New Mexico, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Missouri…  The list of states working on ethics reform is growing and growing.  In Utah, state legislators introduced five ethics bills today. Here’s a late-breaking Times story about ethics reform in New York.