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Editorial: A sneak attack on state ethics laws shatters trust in 11 words

Florida legislators sometimes make it impossible to earn the public’s respect. Case in point: The Senate’s 39-0 vote for a bill that would block valid complaints sent to the Florida Commission on Ethics. The Ethics Commission has often been unpopular with lawmakers or local officials who find oversight irksome, but the Florida Constitution protects it from being abolished. Credit for that goes . ....

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