Earlier this week the District of Columbia Council unanimously approved emergency legislation to establish the city’s first “Code of Officia

PaperTrail provides our biweekly round-up of recent action on ethics policies in the states. We’re digging through the news for any potentia

As previously promised, PaperTrail provides you with another round-up of recent action on state ethics policies, including a new bill in Ten

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

A snapshot of ethics practices in Alabama

This study surveyed how effectively states monitor and enforce ethics and disclosure provisions among state legislatures

A snapshot of ethics practices in California

A snapshot of ethics practices in Connecticut

A snapshot of ethics practices in Alaska

A snapshot of ethics practices in Florida