Weak Disclosure Laws Keep Public in the Dark

Texas voters finally got a real peek at the personal finances of their governor and lieutenant governor - after the two men decided to run for high federal office.

[Researcher]

It was during his presidential campaign in 2011 that Gov. Rick Perry broke up a blind trust and revealed that HE IS DOUBLE DIPPING — collecting both his salary and a state pension.

Perry brought the controversial practice into the spotlight when he began taking advantage of a generous perk that allows longtime elected officials to begin collecting a state retirement without ever leaving their jobs.

http://www.texastribune.org/2013/01/24/weak-d...