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March 1, 2008: American City and County Magazine reports, “A major ethics scandal may soon unfold in the public sector unless government agencies, particularly local and state governments, institute strong ethics programs, according to a report from the Arlington, Va.-based Ethics Resource Center (ERC). Those programs, according to ERC, must create an “ethical environment” in government workspaces.”
April 1, 2008: Local elections are held for the Milwaukee County Board.
April 8, 2008: Safely re-elected for another four years, Milwaukee County Board members blast a proposed ethics code update.
April 21, 2008: Milwaukee County Board members, some of whom asked Board Chairman Lee Holloway to step down in 2006 for alleged ethics violations, re-elect Holloway as chairman after 7 hours and 45 ballots.
