MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is defending his free trip to London with lobbyists, travel said to have contributed to the resignation of his counterpart and close friend in Ohio. Vos was among a group of lawmakers from several states who participated in the trip last August. Vos said he followed ethics laws in accepting it. Wisconsin ethics laws generally prohibit legislators from accepting valuable gifts but do allow them to accept travel expenses to go to conferences about official business. The speaker of the Ohio House, Cliff Rosenberger, said this week he was stepping down amid an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that is reportedly looking at the four-day trip to England and other issues. Vos said Friday that he had not been contacted by the FBI or other authorities or discussed any legislation with lobbyists on the trip, either during it or afterward.
