While some states have passed strict lobby reform measures, some are still treading water. From the Hill: Worried that “state legislatures get tarred with the same brush” being used to paint Congress as corrupt, Minnesota state Sen. Linda Higgins, a Democrat, co-wrote an ethics bill that would have prevented ex-members from lobbying former colleagues for two years and have imposed new financial disclosure requirements for lawmakers. But reaction was mixed, particularly to the revolving-door effort. “A few colleagues have said, ‘Well, what do you think I’m going to do when I leave here?’” she said.