Congress isn't the only legislature looking at ethics reform this session. States will be examining their ethics laws too, predicts Director of NCSL's Center for Ethics in Government Peggy Kerns. She's seen movement on this issue already. Governors in Ohio, Florida and New York have ethics reform on their agendas, and many state legislatures are considering new laws as well.
Kerns expects gift and lobbying restrictions to be big this year. Tennessee, Florida and Colorado are three states that adjusted such laws since last year.
Hear about ethics reform in the states (8:33) on the latest edition of The Buzz @ State Legislatures, NCSL's podcast.
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