LANSING, MI (WTVB) – A bipartisan reform plan that is being backed by 58th District State Representative Andrew Fink has cleared the Michigan House and is now heading to the State Senate.
Fink says the plan will greatly improve ethics and transparency laws for government officials.
Fink says the reforms include improvements to public record laws, ethical standards, financial disclosure requirements and bans on conflicts of interest.
Some of the reforms included in the package are gift restrictions, lobbying disclosures and new penalties for state legislators who fail to show up for the job or act unethically.
Fink’s bill in the package establishes permanent, independent ethics committees in the Legislature to investigate complaints and ensure compliance.
(Photo courtesy of 58th District State Representative Andrew Fink)
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