Apr 19, 2012
Don't count on legislators to police themselves
State integrity news for Idaho, from the Idaho Statesman:
Idaho expects, and allows, its 105 citizen legislators to police themselves — to write and enforce their own ethical guidelines.
And that’s one reason why the rules are so weak. It is unrealistic to expect lawmakers to write rules without thinking about what helps or hurts them. That’s why the Legislature has been slow to follow 47 other states that require lawmakers to disclose their finances.
Read the rest of the story at the Idaho Statesman.
