Overview
- Michael McCuskey confirmed he filed his resignation and the Office of the Legislative Inspector General will be vacant beginning September 30.
- The Legislative Ethics Commission has posted the LIG vacancy and set a hiring timetable that includes an application deadline of October 31.
- House Republican leaders held a press conference renewing a package of ethics bills that would let the next LIG issue subpoenas without LEC approval and would bar campaign funds for criminal defense.
- Complainants, including a female lobbyist and other women, have accused McCuskey of breaching confidentiality and failing to take notes or recordings during harassment interviews, which they say produced inaccuracies in past reports.
- Lawmakers plan to seek action on the proposals during the fall veto session, Speaker Chris Welch’s office has not commented, and questions remain about whether disputed past investigations should be reviewed or reopened.