Washington (CNN)- The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday it wants more time to gather information in the investigation of alleged ethics violations by three House members - Minnesota GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, Illinois GOP Rep. Peter Roskam, and New York Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop. (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)
In 2010, Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who was then the state's attorney general, named her independent counsel to investigate several alleged ethics violations by Mr. Paterson. (nytimes.com)
It investigates alleged ethics violations in the executive branch and regulates lobbying while the Legislature's ethics commission investigates lawmakers. (timesunion.com)