• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / Politics / Govt / Ethics reform legislation signed into law

Ethics reform legislation signed into law

February 2, 2007 By WRN Contributor

With legislative leaders standing by his side, Governor Jim Doyle on Friday signed legislation merging the State Ethics and Elections Boards. The bill creates the Government Accountability Board, which will oversee ethics complaints and other election issues. Governor Doyle says the law gives Wisconsinites a single entity to help protect the state from corruption.

The law eliminates the partisan boards that currently investigate ethics complaints. Instead, retired judges will be appointed to a panel that will handle those cases. Doyle says having judges fill that role is a major step forward.

The legislation is the result of several compromises between the Democrat-controlled Senate and Republican-lead Assembly. Doyle hopes the bi-partisan spirit of the agreement lives on as lawmakers consider the budget and possible healthcare reforms. The Governor also wants lawmakers to consider campaign finance reforms later this session.

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (MP3 1:07)

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Politics / Govt



Featured Stories

Bucks escape with home court win over Mavs

Badgers break open a close game to beat Rutgers

No. 2 Badgers blank top-ranked Gophers in women’s hockey

Brewers avoid arbitration hearings with Hader, Woodruff

Wisconsin’s hockey game vs. ASU Friday night postponed

TwitterFacebook

Listen Now | More from Titletown ยป

Sports Headlines

Bucks escape with home court win over Mavs

Badgers break open a close game to beat Rutgers

No. 2 Badgers blank top-ranked Gophers in women’s hockey

Brewers avoid arbitration hearings with Hader, Woodruff

Wisconsin’s hockey game vs. ASU Friday night postponed

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC