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Patrick targets ethics lapses

Bill will seek new subpoena, wiretap powers

By Andrea Estes
Globe Staff / January 7, 2009

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Governor Deval Patrick yesterday proposed a sweeping overhaul of the state's ethics and lobbying laws that would give an array of state authorities unprecedented powers to tap phones, subpoena records, and punish corrupt officials. (Full article: 988 words)

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