Ethics panel limits Conti's interactions

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, March, 2007 | by Mario F. Cattabiani Inquirer Staff Writer

HARRISBURG - In his official capacity as CEO of the state Liquor Control Board, Joe Conti cannot talk business with members of the Senate until the end of November - his one-year anniversary of leaving the upper chamber, according to an opinion yesterday by the state Ethics Commission.

But Conti, a Bucks County Republican who served nine years in the Senate, can socialize with his former colleagues and continue renting a portion of a Harrisburg home from a senator, the commission said.

"It's clear that I will have to be very careful with interaction," Conti said moments after the ethics panel voted unanimously on the opinion. " . . . We can talk about tax reform. We can talk about other matters. We can talk about...