Controversies bring push for more ethics laws
From Sunshine Review
November 28, 2008
[edit] Controversies bring push for more ethics laws
"As Massachusetts deals with its biggest corruption scandals and ethics controversies in decades, everyone from the governor to rank-and-file lawmakers is trying to respond to the public's growing distrust by offering a slew of proposals to tighten ethics laws.
Under one proposal, lawmakers would have to undergo ethics training every two years, like college freshmen being repeatedly reminded not to cheat on exams.
Under another plan, legislators would be subject to term limits, and earmarks - the grease that helps the budget get passed every year - would disappear."
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