New ethics law brings more accountability, transparency

By J. Randolph Evans and Douglas Chalmers Jr.

There is nothing easy about ethics reform. As lawyers who represent elected officials (one of us is counsel to House Speaker David Ralston’s campaign committee, and the other has represented two U.S. speakers of the House), we can confirm that it takes public servants of character and determination to take on this issue amidst the institutional opposition to any change that holds politicians and lobbyists more accountable. In Georgia, Speaker Ralston said he would make it happen, and he did.

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