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Did legislators profit from nuclear law?

VC Summer nuclear facility
VC Summer nuclear facility

Did legislators profit from nuclear law?

I have just one question: Which of the legislators who voted to pass the Base Load Review Act in April 2007 owned SCANA stock before or shortly after the bill was passed? If profiting from a vote like that isn’t unethical, I’m not sure what is.

Barbara C. Shealy

Lexington

This story was originally published September 6, 2017 at 5:47 PM with the headline "Did legislators profit from nuclear law?."

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