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    DeSantis just signed a controversial ethics bill. Here’s what it does.

    By Ana Ceballos,

    2024-06-22
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3UO4om_0u01Kvzp00
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference on Feb. 5, 2024, in Miami Beach. [ JOE RAEDLE | Getty Images North America ]

    Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly approved new restrictions Friday evening on how watchdog commissions can investigate state and local officials for suspected public corruption and ethical violations, even as local officials say the move will likely result in less government oversight of elected officials.

    Under the new law, state and local ethics panels will be allowed to investigate complaints against public officials only if someone with personal knowledge “other than hearsay” is willing to identify themselves by name and file a complaint under oath about suspected wrongdoing.

    The measure also strips local ethics panels’ ability to launch their own investigations into ethics violations...

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