A new, permanent panel formed to advise state and local officials about their conflict-of-interest questions and whether gifts of travel, lodging, or meals are permissible has held its inaugural meeting.
The Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council is composed of state lawmakers, former judges, and citizens appointed by the House, Senate, and Governor McAuliffe. But, as Virginia Public Radio’s Anne Marie Morgan reports, developing the practical rules for carrying out the updated state ethics laws is still a work in progress.
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