Nathan Mayberg reports in the Register Star the Columbia County Board of Supervisors defeated a proposed new ethics law which would have required supervisors and a number of other county employees to provide more detailed information regarding their personal finances, property holdings, income, assets and family members. The proposal made by the county’s Ethics Committee, chaired by Richard Washburn. Washburn said the committee followed guidelines laid out by the state when forming the new law. The proposed new disclosure process would have required more detail about the personal and business interests of county officials. Board of Supervisors Chairman Patrick Grattan said a number of supervisors found the proposed legislation “overly intrusive.” Read the full story in the Register Star.