What lies ahead in ethics reform

In a vote of 10-0, the Wisconsin State Legislature's Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules voted yesterday to block a rule that might have forced lawmakers to forfeit some campaign contributions. A report on the committee's action can be found here.

Meanwhile, the current Wisconsin Ethics and Elections boards could be revived if an element of a sweeping system under consideration were to be struck down in court. Read more about what the state legislature is currently considering and why a key author of the legislation believes those boards would be revived by going here. And on a related note, here is where you can read what our new attorney general has to say about it.