Alaska's legislature is in the process of passing ethics reform -- much needed ethics reform. A provision to ban all campaign fund raising during the legislative session has met a snag.  A ban on raising money for federal campaigns may not be constitutional based on a Georgia case.  The Anchorage Daily News says pass the ban anyway:

Given the corruption that afflicted the Alaska Legislature, Alaskans want and need legislators to uphold the strongest possible ethical standards. Include a federal election fundraising ban in the legislative ethics reform -- and should any lawmaker decide to challenge it, let's see if the federal courts will come to their senses.

BOTTOM LINE: The tighter the ban on campaign fundraising during a legislative session, the better.