Patrick targets ethics lapses

From Sunshine Review

January 7, 2009

[edit] Patrick targets ethics lapses

"Governor Deval Patrick yesterday proposed a sweeping overhaul of the state's ethics and lobbying laws that would give an array of state authorities unprecedented powers to tap phones, subpoena records, and punish corrupt officials.

Following the recommendations of a 12-member panel formed after a series of scandals roiled the State House, Patrick proposed giving subpoena power to the secretary of state's office and wiretapping authority to the state attorney general. And he would make it easier for the attorney general to win public corruption convictions."

[edit] External links

Boston Globe, Patrick targets ethics lapses, January 7, 2009

v • d • e The Sunshine Review Gazette

Report It • The bad news • The good news Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming •

	v • d • e State of Massachusetts Boston (capital)
Transparency	Public Records Act \| Transparency Checklist \| Government corruption reports \| Transparency Legislation \| Open Records procedures \| Transparency Advocates \| Transparency blogs \| State budget \| Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations \|
Divisions	State \| List of Counties \| List of Cities \| List of School Districts \| Evaluation of county websites \| Evaluation of city websites \| Evaluation of school district websites \|
Government	Massachusetts State Constitution \| Executive \| House of Representatives \| Senate \|
Judiciary	Massachusetts Supreme Court \| Circuit Court of Appeals \| District Courts \| Judicial Nominating Commission \| Judicial news \| Judicial activist organizations \|
Ballot Measures	2008 ballot measures \| List of ballot measures \| State ballot report \| Amending the constitution \| History of direct democracy \| Campaign finance requirements \|