Gov. Scott Walker announced he wants to dismantle the Government Accountability Board (GAB) and replace the independent board overseeing ethics laws with a new entity. The announcement came just days after a state Supreme Court ruling ended the John Doe investigation into alleged violations by the governor’s campaign during the 2012 recall election.

GAB had approved both the investigation and the recall election to which the alleged violations were related.

GAB Director and General Counsel Kevin Kennedy released a statement in support of the board noting it has been a model for other states on how to handle lobbying, ethics, and election laws.

Photo of Gov. Scott Walker by Gage Skidmore on Wikimedia Commons.

The meeting was postponed one day due to inclement weather. The open session will convene Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. The closed session will convene Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. The Government Accountability Board has scheduled its next meeting for Thursday, January 13, 2011. The meeting will be conducted by teleconference.

The public can observe the meeting at the Government Accountability Board offices, 212 East Washington Avenue, Third Floor in Madison, Wisconsin, beginning at 10:00 am.

The Government Accountability Board meeting notice and supplementary materials may be accessed here.