More pushback from Legislature on Utah ethics initiative

Thu, Sep 17 2009 — Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

Republican lawmakers are lining up against a citizens’ initiative effort to impose new, stringent ethics guidelines on the Utah Legislature. Senate leaders said Wednesday that they have serious concerns about the ethics drive, fearing it could deter qualified people from serving in the Legislature out of fear of falling victim to ethics complaints. “If there are people out there who have political intentions they will use this as a club time and time again,” said Senate Majority Leader Sheldon Killpack, R-Syracuse.