Ethics Panel Postpones Action on Governor
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The State Ethics Commission decided to postpone action on a complaint against Gov. John G. Rowland until after a federal criminal investigation ends.
The ethics commission had been asked to look into the legality of gifts and favors the three-term Republican governor has admitted accepting from employees and state contractors. Rowland and his administration are also the subject of a wide-ranging federal probe into possible contract steering.
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