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Watchdogs on short leashes

By Kenneth Vogel and Leah Rush

For most legislatures, ethics enforcement is an in-house affair; for the rest, agencies that oversee them are kept on a short leash

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West Virginia

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Oklahoma

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Maryland

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Illinois

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Baltimore Sun":

"… any deliberate audit of Young's behavior or disclosure forms, but rather a Baltimore Sun exposé that became the centerpiece of the JCLE's case against Young. Abse …"

Oklahoma

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A snapshot of ethics practices in Oklahoma

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Missouri

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Methodology

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Iowa

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Louisiana

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Policing the politicians; state ethics commissions lack muscle

By Caitlin Ginley

Underfunded, politically crippled commissions frequently do little more than slap wrists

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Watchdogs on short leashes

By Kenneth Vogel and Leah Rush

Oklahoma

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IMPACT: New ethics effort in Maine

By Naomi Schalit and John Christie

Methodology

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Oklahoma Ethics Commission":

"… n had a budget of $725,000 in 1999; now, it’s at less than $284,000. The Oklahoma Ethics Commission only has one investigator and one attorney among its five-person staff, wh …"