Tag Archives: David Ralston

Speaker’s Bill would turn his $17K trip to Europe into a $13K trip – that’s not a gimmick?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by William Perry

Tweet I get accused of not praising the steps the House Leadership has taken toward ethics reform. While I have praised them for offering to restore the rulemaking authority for what use to be known as the State Ethics Commission, requiring … Continue reading →

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Speaker Ralston’s Bad Toupee Bill

Posted on February 8, 2013 by William Perry

Tweet “More of a sun visor than a cap,” is how Georgia House Speaker David Ralston described the Senate’s Rule limiting gifts from lobbyists to $100. He is so critical because of the exceptions the rule allows. He pledged to … Continue reading →

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Ralston’s Reform Too Good to Be True

Posted on January 30, 2013 by William Perry

Tweet How wonderful it would be for Georgia’s ethics commission to be able to write rules again. It would be a marvelous thing for lobbyists to lose their ability to give unlimited gifts to government officials in this state. The … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Ethics Reform

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Rachel Bradley

Tweet For years the Georgia Alliance for Ethics Reform has been emphasizing how ethics reform isn’t a Democrat or Republican issue, but a right or wrong issue. Well it seems like the legislators under the Gold Dome don’t quite agree. … Continue reading →

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The Gift Ban: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Posted on August 14, 2012 by William Perry

Tweet Late last week, Georgia House Speaker David Ralston announced that in response to the overwhelming support for a cap on lobbyist spending, he will propose a “full ban” on lobbyist spending in the 2013 legislative session. I am extremely … Continue reading →

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Epic Fail for Georgia

Posted on March 19, 2012 by William Perry

Tweet Georgia is the state with the most potential corruption The legislative leadership in our state have been saying for two years now that we do not need to make any changes to our ethics laws and have taken a … Continue reading →

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Semantics, Caps, Limits, and Bans

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Kari Storla

Tweet Want to dismiss what someone’s saying? It’s easy: tell them they’re, “just arguing semantics.” That handful of words can serve to completely disregard someone’s argument based on the fact that they’re saying word choice is important. But what words … Continue reading →

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One European trip for Ralston = One Year of Waiting on Complaint

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Kari Storla

Tweet Note: Our original version of this blog post said “absolutely nothing” has been done about the case and “we have heard nothing about its status”. We should have said “after a full year, our case has not been resolved”. … Continue reading →

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