New Florida law will dramatically impair anti-corruption efforts, Jacksonville ethics official says

A new state law signed into effect Friday has the Jacksonville Ethics Commission sounding the alarm.

These must-have Insider Deal household items are at unbeatable prices!The law limits how local ethics investigations can begin, and it requires more from those who do decide to come forward. Proponents say this will curb political persecution, but the Jacksonville Ethics Commission chair said she thinks it will have a chilling effect.–

The law also prevents a local ethics commission from initiating an investigation on its own, although Dixon said that’s only happened twice in the past decade or so in Jacksonville. Proponents of the ethics investigation changes, such as Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, have said they will help prevent complaints from being used to bludgeon political opponents.

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