Ethics

An ethics complaint against a former Louisville Metro Council member and a deputy mayor is moving toward a conclusion.

A Kentucky Senator has tried to limit when governors can issue pardons or commute sentences in a gubernatorial election year during five of the last six legislative sessions. This year’s attempt gained committee approval on Wednesday.

Louisville’s Ethics Commission is expected to get funding for its first full-time employee this year, but that’s still less than what its leaders requested the past two years.

The Louisville Metro Ethics Commission approved an order to dismiss an ethics complaint against Mayor Craig Greenberg and his wife, Rachel, alleging nepotism violations and abuse of power.

A proposed real estate transaction that came together around the time of a recent misconduct trial in Louisville Metro Council likely would have violated local law, according to the city’s Ethics Commission.

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield is resigning from office next week, four months before his term ends.

The House Committee on Ethics publicly reprimanded U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield Thursday for violating House rules in connection with his wife's former lobbying activities on behalf of the Humane Society of the United States.

Our newsroom put together this handy database examining the nepotism guidelines in every Kentucky county.

Kentucky has a patchwork of ethics policies, many legalizing nepotism, many with rules so infused with loopholes that public officials readily bring their relatives aboard.

A congressional ethics subcommittee has been directed to investigate whether U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield violated House rules in connection with his wife's lobbying work for The Humane Society of the United States.