[StBernard] Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoes two bills from the legislative session

[Westley Annis]

Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoes two bills from the legislative session
Robert Travis Scott, The Times-Picayune
Posted:  06/23/2010 1:18 PM
 
In his first vetoes of bills from the recent legislative session, Gov. Bobby
Jindal has rejected two measures by Rep. Nita Hutter, R-Chalmette, related
to government disclosure.

Associated Press archiveGov. Bobby Jindal 
House Bill 758 would have required the state Board of Ethics to reveal the
names of people who make complaints alleging another person had violated an
ethics law. That information currently is confidential.

"I share the concerns of the Board of Ethics, which voted unanimously to
oppose this bill," Jindal said in his veto message to the Legislature. 

In a letter earlier this month, ethics board Chairman Frank Simoneaux said,
"Making public the identify of a complainant will likely result in justified
complaints not being filed with the Board of Ethics for fear of retribution
for doing so."