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Article: Governor calls for tougher ethics bill; Lawyers say Blagojevich's attendance at fund-raiser is legal
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- November 19, 2003
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SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Gov. Rod Blagojevich called for a tougher state
ethics law Tuesday while defending his plans to attend a political
fund-raiser organized by his personnel director.
Blagojevich renewed his call for lawmakers to pass ethics
legislation that would add new inspectors to investigate corruption,
create new restrictions on gifts from lobbyists and limit taxpayer-
funded public service announcements that feature politicians.
The Democratic governor rejected the possibility of passing a law
that would expire after five years, an idea being discussed at the
Statehouse.
Blagojevich also said he would attend a political fund-raiser that
benefits the Democratic County Chairmen's ...