Virginia lawmakers push ethics council with no investigative or penalty powers

Virginia lawmakers push ethics council with no investigative or penalty powers Despite all the grandstanding about cleaning house after the conviction of former Gov. Bob McDonnell on federal corruption charges, Virginia lawmakers are on track to maintain the commonwealth's status as one of eight states in the country with no ethics commission. READ MORE Former state treasurer's guilty plea puts his public pension at risk February 6, 2015 | Andrew Staub First, Rob McCord lost his bid to be Pennsylvania's newest governor when he finished third in the Democratic primary and watched as nominee Tom Wolf unseated Republican incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett. (Read More...) Gov. Christie chooses his own ethics in New Jersey February 5, 2015 | Mark Lagerkvist Do state ethics restrict Gov. Chris Christie? Fuhgeddaboudit! In New Jersey, the governor can choose the ethical standards he wants to follow -- and he can change them whenever he wishes. (Read More...) Why do Nebraska reporters ignore senator's racist rants? February 4, 2015 | Deena Winter Why don't Nebraska reporters report the most inflammatory things state Sen. Ernie Chambers? That's what we're wondering. (Read More...)

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