In a new opinion piece published by The Star, former Rep. Kevin Wilson (R-Neosho) criticizes his GOP colleagues for thwarting the bipartisan push for real ethics reform in 2010.
Wilson earned bipartisan praise for his work to craft a meaningful ethics and campaign finance reform legislation last year as chair of a special committee created by Speaker Ron Richard for that purpose, before Richard and then-Majority Leader Steve Tilley shut down any talk of real reform.
Wilson's column comes just days after the stripped-down ethics law eventually passed was struck down in court by Cole County Judge Daniel Green, who ruled that it violated the state constitution's single-subject rule.
