The Ohio Supreme Court formally reprimanded Gov. Bob Taft on Wednesday for failing to report nearly $6,000 worth of golf outings and other gifts, a coda to his scandal-plagued final term in office, which ends Jan. 8.
The unanimous ruling followed the penalty recommended by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, which evaluates charges of misconduct among lawyers and judges. Mr. Taft, a Republican, was admitted to practice law in Ohio in 1976 and may return to practicing after his term ends.
Public reprimand was the minimum penalty that could have been imposed by the court, which had the discretion to suspend Mr. Taft’s law license in Ohio or to bar him permanently from practicing law in the state....
Taft and the Republicans have brought so much corruption and shame to Ohio.