Ethics commission has its rear in a sling

What a mess. And a convenient one for legislators chronically late, incomplete or even evasive in their campaign finance disclosures. And, as it turns out, maybe for Gov. Nathan Deal. It's hard to say much more for sure about the latest dust-up over the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. The one we used to call - and often still do - the State Ethics Commission. The ...

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Source: Savannah Morning News

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