http://wkms.org en http://wkms.org/post/federal-court-denies-former-illinois-governors-appeal <p></p> Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:16:02 +0000 The Associated Press and Todd Hatton 20349 at http://wkms.org Federal Court Denies Former Illinois Governor's Appeal http://wkms.org/post/public-corruption-risk-high-kentucky <p>As is often the case with government reform efforts, the Kentucky General Assembly enacted ethics laws in response to an embarrassing scandal. &ldquo;BOPTROT&rdquo; was a federal investigation of the Kentucky legislature in the 1990s, so-named because it involved a powerful legislative committee, Business Organizations and Professions, and horse racing. It exposed 15 state lawmakers who sold their votes, some for as little as $100.</p> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:49:25 +0000 Jacalyn Carfagno 17287 at http://wkms.org