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June 10, 2008: Lawmakers to Reconsider Board Member Disclosure - The Times-Picayune
June 10, 2008: CABL Head Criticizes Disclosure Law Effect - The Advocate
February 12, 2008: Special-interests line up to make impact - Houma Courier
February 10, 2008: Our Views-Lent session for our future - The Advocate
December 12, 2007: Support needed for Jindals ethics reform - The Daily Advertiser
November 09, 2007: Ethics reform must target board - The Daily Advertiser
October 26, 2007: Ex-legislators asked to devise recommendations - The Advocate
October 19, 2007: Ethics reform is a hot topic in governor s race - The Times-Picayune
October 05, 2007: Candidates address ethics reform issue - The Advocate
July 26, 2007: Our Dark-Hearted Lawmakers Had No Intentions Of Coming Clean With The Voters - LANewslink
July 24, 2007: Our View-Lacking cash for ethics bill - The Advocate
July 22, 2007: Sexton Leaves Ethics Board - The Advocate
July 20, 2007: Ethics Training Unfunded - The Advocate
July 19, 2007: LA Near Top In Governor Finance Disclosure - The Town Talk
July 18, 2007: We Don’t Need More Shady Ethics Business - Houma Courier
July 17, 2007: Jindal’s Campaign Kickoff Tour Includes Lake Area Visit - American Press
July 17, 2007: Jindal Vows to Push Ethics Reform - The Times-Picayune
July 17, 2007: Jindal Tours Airports to Launch Campaign - The Advocate
July 13, 2007: Top Ethics Lawyer Quits - The Advocate
July 12, 2007: Ethics Administrator Quits, Then is Rehired to Avoid Law's Requirements - The Times-Picayune
July 09, 2007: Ethics Groups Will Help Educate Voters - The Daily Advertiser
July 04, 2007: Reformers Gird for Fall - The Advocate
July 02, 2007: They Were Going To Do Anything They Could to Kill This Bill - LANewslink
July 01, 2007: Session Had Highs and Lows - The Advocate
July 01, 2007: Put Ethics Atop Campaign Issues - The News-Star
July 01, 2007: Mixed Spending Legacy of a Governor and Legislature - The Livingston Parish News
July 01, 2007: Missed Opportunities Mar Session - American Press
July 01, 2007: Highlights of the 2007 Legislative Session - The Times
July 01, 2007: Headwaiter Gives Blanco the Brushoff - The Advocate
July 01, 2007: Embarrassment of Riches Gone - American Press
June 30, 2007: Gamesmanship Killed Disclosure Bill, Agency Says - The Daily Advertiser
June 29, 2007: Legislature Comes To An End Without Glass Pockets - The Times
June 29, 2007: House-Senate Dispute Kills Ethics Bill - The Times
June 29, 2007: Fight Over Improving Ethics Bill Kills It - Louisiana Political Fax Weekly
June 29, 2007: Ethics Rule Tightening Fails - The Times-Picayune
June 29, 2007: Ethics Bill Dies After Dispute - The Advocate
June 28, 2007: Ethics Bill Dies! - LANewslink
June 28, 2007: Agreement Sets Vote Today on Ethics Bill - The Advocate
June 27, 2007: The Last Words of the Term-Limited - The Times-Picayune
June 27, 2007: Our Views - Iron Wrinkles in Disclosure - The Advocate
June 27, 2007: House Rejects 'Glass Pockets' Amendments - The Town Talk
June 27, 2007: House Bounces Changes to Ethics Bill - The Advocate
June 27, 2007: Ethics Reform Barely Started - The News-Star
June 27, 2007: Ethics Measure On Thin Ice - The Times-Picayune
June 26, 2007: PAR Says Financial Disclosure Bill Offers Historic Chance - PAR Commentary
June 26, 2007: It's Time to Get Serious About Ethics Reform - CABLWire
June 22, 2007: Our View-Show Us the Money and the Source of It - The Town Talk
June 21, 2007: Senate Tweaks Ethics Bill - The Advocate
June 21, 2007: Senate Passes Bill Requiring More Detailed Financial Reporting - The Town Talk
June 21, 2007: Ethics Update - CABLWire
June 20, 2007: Senate Approves Trio of Ethics Bills - The Advocate
June 20, 2007: LA Senate Votes to Force Politicians' Financial Disclosure - The Associated Press
June 20, 2007: Ethics Victories in Senate - The Times-Picayune
June 19, 2007: What's That Smell - Gambit Weekly
June 19, 2007: Ethics Reform-Positive Change Will Occur If Voters and Taxpayers Join - LANewslink
June 19, 2007: Do Ethics-Bill Backers Plan Failure - The Daily Advertiser
June 18, 2007: Making Laws Too Good to Pass - LAPolitics.com
June 18, 2007: Lawmakers Continue to Push Ethics Legislation - The Advocate
June 17, 2007: Most Folks Still Think Louisiana Politicians Are For Sale, Or At Least For Rent - LANewslink
June 17, 2007: Glass Pockets Bills May Break From Amendment Stuffing - The Shreveport Times
June 14, 2007: Sunshine Proposals Advance, Compete - The Advocate
June 14, 2007: Senate Passes Disclosure Bill - The Times-Picayune
June 14, 2007: Heard in the Halls-Image Precedes Us - The Times-Picayune
June 14, 2007: Full Senate to Consider Ethics Bill - The Advocate
June 14, 2007: Committee Approves Ethics Bill - The Daily Advertiser
June 13, 2007: This Year's Ethics Push Just a Start - The Advocate
June 13, 2007: Bill Wants Elected Public Officials to Report Where They Get Their Money - WAFB
June 12, 2007: Political Ethics-Time to Talk - The News Star
June 05, 2007: Our Views - Load Wagon to Kill a Bill - The Advocate
June 05, 2007: Editorial - Financial Disclosure Under Siege - The Times
June 04, 2007: Many Bills are Still Evolving Through Legislative Process - The Times
June 04, 2007: BRAC's Capital Region Legislative Update - Daily Report
June 03, 2007: Last Week at the Capitol - The Advocate
June 03, 2007: Disclosure Rules Target Local Officials - The Daily Advertiser
June 01, 2007: Statewide Officials Lead Ethics Move - The Daily Advertiser
May 31, 2007: To Ethics, or Not to Ethics - CABLWire
May 31, 2007: Financial Disclosure Bill OK'd - The Times-Picayune
May 31, 2007: Disclosures Sought From Local Officials - The Advocate
May 31, 2007: 'Glass Pockets' Legislation Extended to Local Officials - The Town Talk
May 30, 2007: Group Wins Ethics Support in High Places - Business Today
May 29, 2007: Ethics Bill Up for Vote This Week - Daily Report
May 29, 2007: Ethics Bill - Financial Disclosure For Legislators Is Up Tuesday - LaNewslink
May 29, 2007: Elected Officials Back Law on Ethics - The Advocate
May 24, 2007: For Open, Honest Lawmakers, Pay 'Em What They're Worth - Livingston Parish News
May 24, 2007: Debating LA Ethics 1 - The Times
May 22, 2007: Panel Backs Income Disclosure for Lawmakers, Others - The Associated Press
May 20, 2007: Panel Broadens Ethics Proposal - The Advocate
May 17, 2007: Ethics Reform Still a Hard Battle at Capitol - CABLWire
May 16, 2007: Limits on Ethics Board Attorney Approved - The Times-Picayune
May 16, 2007: Ethics Reform Gets Bad Start - The Advocate
May 13, 2007: Lawmakers Tackle the Concept of Ethics - The Times-Picayune
May 13, 2007: LA Ethics 1 Has Focused a Powerful Spotlight on Governmental Ethics - The Daily Advertiser
May 13, 2007: Committee Cool Toward Ethics Bills - The Daily Advertiser
May 11, 2007: Hard Day for Ethics - Louisiana Political Fax Weekly
May 11, 2007: Ethics Panel Looks at 100+ Exceptions - The Advocate
May 11, 2007: Ethics Board Shouldn't Oversee Lawmaker Debate, Senate Panel Says - The Advocate
May 10, 2007: Panel Alters Ethics Proposals - The Advocate
May 10, 2007: Ethics Measures Get Chilly Reception - The Times-Picayune
May 09, 2007: Public Backs Chamber on Ethics Reform - The Advocate
May 09, 2007: Louisiana Ethics Reform - WAFB
May 09, 2007: Financial Disclosure Sought by Group - The Times-Picayune
May 08, 2007: The Case for Ethics Reform - The Gambit Weekly
May 08, 2007: Publisher Pushes Ethics Reform Day Tomorrow at Capitol - Daily Report
May 08, 2007: First Showdown on Ethics Bills - Baton Rouge Business Report
May 07, 2007: Proposed Bills Aim to Improve State Ethics - American Press
May 07, 2007: It's Time For Ethics Reform - EmilyMetzgar
May 06, 2007: Records Dispute Bill Delayed by Lawmaker - The Times-Picayune
May 05, 2007: Our Views - Focus on the Fundamentals - The Advocate
May 04, 2007: Coalition Pushes for Updated Ethics Regulations - The LSU Daily Reveille
May 02, 2007: Sending Lawmakers to Ethics School - The Times-Picayune
May 02, 2007: Poll - Readers Overwhelmingly Favor Disclosure - Daily Report
May 01, 2007: Governmental Ethics Reform Campaign - Louisiana Common Cause Advocate
May 01, 2007: Ethics Laws Under a Microscope - KTAL – Shreveport
April 30, 2007: Editorial - Ethics Reform Efforts Will Need a Push - The Shreveport Times
April 29, 2007: Our Views - Status Quo is No Longer Good Enough - The Advocate
April 29, 2007: Groups Pile Up to Push Ethics Laws - The Times-Picayune
April 29, 2007: Ethics Showdown Looms In Upcoming Legislative Session - The Dead Pelican
April 27, 2007: Ethics Reform May Occur at Last - The Daily Advertiser
April 25, 2007: Groups Propose Improving Ethics - The Advocate
April 25, 2007: Ethics Now No Excuses - EmilyMetzgar.com
April 25, 2007: Coalition Wants Louisiana to be National Model for Governmental Ethics - New Orleans City Business
April 25, 2007: Chamber Pushes Ethics Reform - The Daily Advertiser
April 25, 2007: Chamber Joins Ethics Coalition - The Daily Iberian
April 25, 2007: Business Community Groups Propose Ethics Reforms - The Daily Comet
April 24, 2007: New Ethics Laws Proposed - Daily Report
April 24, 2007: Groups Launch La. Ethics Reform Blitz - Business Today
April 24, 2007: Extreme Makeover - Baton Rouge Business Report
April 24, 2007: Coalition Calls for Louisiana Government Ethics Reform - The Shreveport Times
April 24, 2007: Chamber SMIG Back Ethics Effort - The Banner-Tribune
April 24, 2007: Business, Community Groups Propose Ethics Reforms - Houma Today
April 23, 2007: Legislature's Pre-season is for Giving - LaPolitics.com
April 15, 2007: Our Views- High Hurdles for Ethics Bill - The Advocate

Members of the media who would like more information should contact Lori Melancon at lori@laethics1.com or 225.381.7132.