ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK The conference committee on H.3945 (the “ethics bill”) met on Wednesday to hash out differences in the House and Senate versions of the bill before agreeing to draft a conference version of the legislation. Below are some of the notable provisions that were kept in (or left out of) the …
Updated on December 11, 2014 by South Carolina Policy Council
THE CLOCK IS TICKING… An omnibus “ethics” bill has passed the House and the Senate in different versions. That bill, which could be considered more of an income disclosure bill than a real ethics reform bill in its latest version, is currently awaiting debate in the House. With time running out this session, the chance …
Tag: Ethics Reform
Conference Committee Misses Mark on Ethics Reform
Updated on June 12, 2014 by South Carolina Policy Council
ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK The conference committee on H.3945 (the “ethics bill”) met on Wednesday to hash out differences in the House and Senate versions of the bill before agreeing to draft a conference version of the legislation. Below are some of the notable provisions that were kept in (or left out of) the …
Category: Commentary, Reform & Restructuring Tags: Ethics, Ethics Reform, House Speaker, reform
Last Minute Chances at Ethics Reform?
Updated on December 11, 2014 by South Carolina Policy Council
THE CLOCK IS TICKING… An omnibus “ethics” bill has passed the House and the Senate in different versions. That bill, which could be considered more of an income disclosure bill than a real ethics reform bill in its latest version, is currently awaiting debate in the House. With time running out this session, the chance …
Category: Commentary Tags: Campaign Finance, Ethics, Ethics Reform, Transparency