Will 2022 be the year for ethics reform in South Carolina?
by Avery G. Wilks
Columbia - Months after a newspaper investigation exposed how dozens of political officials across South Carolina get away with refusing to pay their ethics fines, state lawmakers appear to be taking action...
But passing ethics reform could also require grassroots activists and voters to contact their legislators and demand change. And building that momentum has been a struggle, said Teague, the League of Women Voters official.
When her group urges residents to call their lawmakers, they often respond that it won’t do any good because government is broken beyond repair, Teague said.
Teague said government leaders “should be ashamed they’ve given the people of South Carolina reason to be cynical.”
Perhaps 2022 will be the year to change their minds.
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