Bevin broke state ethics laws

Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin is already facing what seems to be his first new scandal since winning the primary.

Bevin - a Tea Party favorite - failed to disclose his positions with Bevin Bros. Manufacturing and Academic Merit on his financial disclosure statement. In doing so, he violated Kentucky ethics laws.

It's not a possible ethics violation as the media seems fond of reporting. It's a certain ethics violation. The statement of financial disclosure requires candidates to reveal these positions. Period.

Imagine if you can if a Democrat - even a mediocre one - had committed a violation like this. That would be the end of their candidacy. But rules don't always seem to apply to Republicans - especially Tea Party blunderkinds like Matt Bevin.

(Source: http://www.kentucky.com/2015/06/11/3896171_bevin-didnt-disclose-positions.html)