Democrats in the North Carolina legislature want to ban outside earned income by Governor Pat McCrory and other full-time elected state officials. They say it would increase transparency and public confidence about the actions of politicians.
House Minority Leader Larry Hall and Senate counterpart Dan Blue said Wednesday they will introduce legislation that includes the ban and makes changes to the financial disclosure form hundreds of elected and appointed officials must sign, requiring more detail.
The proposal comes two days after an advocacy group filed an ethics complaint against McCrory on a number of matters stemming from ethics forms he's filed.
One accusation involves cash and stock compensation McCrory received from Charlotte-based online mortgage broker Lending Tree shortly after his inauguration. McCrory served on the company's board. The governor denies any wrongdoing.
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