The new requirements will force all state legislators, as well as most other elected and appointed officials around the state, to disclose all sources of income, real estate holdings and debts over $10,000. (Judges are exempted.) Lawmakers and executive branch officials will no longer be able to get contracts for state-financed or disaster-related work. Lobbyists will also have to disclose their sources of income and will be limited to spending no more than $50 per elected official, per meal; splitting the tab, say among other lobbyists or legislators, will also be prohibited.
- Louisiana Governor Pierces Business as Usual – New York Times
He didn’t get everything he (and we) wanted but this is real progress. If he keeps going the way he’s started, talk of a Presidential run in eight years might be realistic.
