Reform proposals sought from Ethics Commission members

From: Charleston Gazette | Date: July 12, 2004| Author: Lawrence Messina | Copyright information

The West Virginia Ethics Commission plans to pre-empt any possible campaign to pressure the Legislature to tinker with its rules or dismantle it during next year's regular session.

"We should have an agenda, if you will," Executive Director Lou Brewer told commission members during their meeting this month.

Brewer wants the 11 members - there is one vacancy on the panel - to begin developing proposals to offer lawmakers, given recent criticisms.

"If we perceive we need to...

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