Ethics

New legislation passed during the 2024 session modifies the rules by which the state commission, and local ethics boards, can operate. Critics say these changes will gut the effectiveness of the state commission and local boards. Supporters say the changes will prevent the state and local ethics boards from having to spend their time investigating politically motivated accusations. We dig into the details on Senate Bill 7014, which has yet to be signed by the governor, with two people who have spent their lives focusing on politics in Florida and its ethics system.

The executive director of the Florida Ethics Institute and former deputy executive director of the Florida Commission on Ethics, speaks about ethics in government and an unprecedented threat via the Florida Senate’s recent passage of Senate Bill (SB) 7014.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with NYU law professor Stephen Gillers about whether Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas might have violated ethics rules for accepting luxury trips for decades.

The Florida Ethics Commission said it found probable cause that Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann misused her position "to steer City employees and City resources to investigate non-City related matters to benefit herself and another individual."

The Florida Ethics Commission has found probable cause that Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann misused her position "to steer City employees and City resources to investigate non-City related matters to benefit herself and another individual."

Tallahassee officials are working to do a better job at preserving communication that could be considered public record. After the Tallahassee Democrat...

Republican Representative Cary Pigman did not illegally pressure Okeechobee school administrators to discipline a veteran principal, the Ethics...

A North Florida senator briefly halted his crusade Monday to root out government corruption when he temporarily postponed his legislation.

The Florida Commission on Ethics has found probable cause that former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll did not properly report income from consulting work that...

Florida Senators got some training in ethics Thursday. They gathered at the Capitol to brush up on the do’s and don’ts of their job. The training is…