Article: REP. MURPHY LEADS WAY AS HOUSE PASSES HISTORIC ETHICS REFORM BILL

Article: ASSEMBLYMAN MERKT BLASTS ASSEMBLYMAN CARABALLO'S ATTEMPTS TO SWEEP ETHICS REFORM UNDER THE CARPET
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 27, 2006 ;     678 words ......comprehensive ethics reform legislation...comprehensive ethics reform package only...opposition to ethics reform claiming it...Legislative Ethics Committee by (Assembly...Should the Ethics Committee finally meet...an 11-point ethics reform ...

Article: REP. HEFLEY DISAPPOINTED WITH ETHICS REFORM EFFORTS IN HOUSE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 3, 2006 ;     375 words ......Hefley, the former House Ethics Committee chairman, said H.R. 4975...implement comprehensive ethics reform in the House, but we didn...include strengthening the Ethics Committee and the ethics process...ignores the fact that the Ethics Committee process can not only ...

Article: REPS. HEFLEY, HULSHOF INTRODUCE ETHICS REFORM BILL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 16, 2006 ;     700+ words ......release: Former House Ethics Committee members Reps. Joel...R-Mo., introduced ethics reform legislation today...ability to the House Ethics Committee and ensure greater...important function of the Ethics Committee," said Hefley. "We...

Article: REP. HULSHOF INTRODUCES ETHICS REFORM BILL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 17, 2006 ;     340 words ......R-CO), have introduced ethics reform legislation that would bolster...confidence in Congress." The Ethics Reform Act of 2006 would provide...investigative ability to the House Ethics Committee and protect those conducting...activities of Members. "The House Ethics ...

Article: THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW Ethics reform
Columbia Daily Tribune;  May 6, 2006 ;     485 words ......position on the burgeoning ethics issue. He is one of the...Colo, are sponsoring an ethics reform bill. Hefley, the chairman of the House Ethics Committee, and committee member Hulshof...intentions, but don't expect much ethics reform. Why make rules sure to...occur. The more ...

Article: State House memo; Governor must not block ethics reform
Concord Monitor;  December 30, 2005 ;     542 words ...When it comes to ethics reform in New Hampshire...the Legislature's ethics reform illustrate this dilemma...strong legislative ethics committee whose members were...expect that meaningful ethics reform will come to the executive...an executive branch ethics ...

Article: ASSEMBLYMAN FINCH COMMENTS ON ETHICS REFORM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 15, 2007 ;     141 words ......following statement: This week the state Assembly passed an ethics reform plan, which is largely based on the Assembly minority...standards for public officials, reorganize the Legislative Ethics Committee, establish an independent public integrity panel and...proposal which would have required a ...

Article: PELOSI STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF MAJOR ETHICS REFORM
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  March 11, 2008 ;     639 words ......Passage of Major Ethics Reform Contact: Brendan...of a landmark ethics reform bill establishing...step forward in ethics reform by making Congress...Since the Ethics Committee was first constituted...time-open the ethics process up to...served on the ...

Article: Congress has turned its efforts at ethics reform into one big joke.
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  June 9, 2006 ;     416 words ......declared in January, vowing ethics reform in the wake of the corruption...the famously feckless House ethics committee. It would be left to that panel...no good excuse for inaction. Ethics reform is not rocket science...

Article: Do ethics reform right
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  December 5, 2008 ;     397 words ......about 20 bill requests for ethics reform legislation. They range...function of the legislative ethics committee. It is heartening that...before the Legislature's ethics committee could be better handled...ensure that legislative ethics committee meetings are not ...

Article: EDITORIAL: Ethics Reform: Winners, yes, but only if they heed the message.(Editorial)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  November 12, 2006 ;     679 words ......Congress spent most of this year dodging ethics reform because, they explained, voters back...complaints with the ineffective House ethics committee. The current Congress showed itself...incapable of policing itself. The House ethics committee didn't even meet during most of the...

Article: Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Major Ethics Reform
U.S. Newswire;  March 11, 2008 ;     609 words ......support of a landmark ethics reform bill establishing an outside...another step forward in ethics reform by making Congress more...of Congress. "Since the Ethics Committee was first constituted...someone who served on the Ethics Committee for six years, I have...will be ...

Article: House Ethics Reform Act Introduced by Rep. Hefley
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ......has introduced the House Ethics Reform Act of 2006 (H.R. 4988...be cited as the `House Ethics Reform Act of 2006'.(b) TABLE...ethics process.TITLE III--ETHICS COMMITTEE REFORMSec. 301. Amendment...of Official Conduct the Ethics Committee.Sec. 303. Terms of ...

Article: LOBBYING AND ETHICS REFORM ARE NECESSARY IN THE FUTURE - MARCH 2006
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 1, 2006 ;     388 words ......proposed their lobbying and ethics reform package, which I believe...enough in prompting the Ethics Committee to function properly. My...commonly known as the House Ethics Committee. For the past fifteen months...partisanship from the House Ethics Committee by placing ...