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Judicial Ethics Panel Makeup Debated
Judges and lawmakers agree the state’s system for policing judges is flawed, but there’s so far little agreement as to how much sway judges themselves should have over that watchdog role. Lawmakers are considering two major bills this year to recreate a panel responsible for disciplining judges who cross ethical lines. The major difference between the two proposals is just how many judges can sit on the new panel — and both sides are so far unwilling to budge.
Notes from the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation 2-1-12
February 2, 2012 No CommentBelow are edited notes taken during the meeting of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and Transportation meeting held on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. It is not a complete transcript of the meeting. Those presenting to the subcommittee are in bold type
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Note: Information in this article is from senate campaign reports online at the Ethics Commission on Jan. 11, 2012 at 3:23 PM
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Davidson County’s district attorney general on Monday defended probing two state lawmakers for political wrongdoing, even after an investigation by Tennessee’s most powerful law enforcement agency revealed nothing deemed worthy of criminal prosecution. Victor S. “Torry” Johnson III told reporters Monday that Reps
Continue reading …Press Release from the Tennessee Supreme Court, January 4, 2012 : Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted a comprehensive revision to the Code of Judicial Conduct, which sets forth the ethics rules for Tennessee judges
Continue reading …Ethics Commission to require mileage logs for legislators’ travel reimbursements
December 9, 2011 No Comment
TOPEKA — Executive Director Carol Williams asked the Governmental Ethics Commission on Wednesday for guidance on what to do when legislators have no mileage logs to back up reimbursements claimed in campaign reports. The Commission’s response was simple: no mileage log, no reimbursement. “We’re seeing those records are not being maintained,” said Williams
Continue reading …Below are edited notes taken during the first ever meeting of the House Ethics Committee on Monday, December 5, 2011.
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TOPEKA — Secretary of State Kris Kobach ‘s campaign committee was fined $5,000 by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission on Wednesday for campaign finance reporting problems. A review of Kobach’s campaign reports by the Ethics Commission with the help from Kobach Treasurer, Tom Arpke , showed contributions totaling over $35,000 and expenditures of almost $43,000 were missing from Kobach’s reports from the 2010 election cycle.
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