One should not need a blue ribbon commission to know that.

But these requests have been referred to a blue ribbon commission that won't report until next May.

Then last March, he rejected findings by a blue ribbon commission on human rights abuses during the 17 years of his regime.

A blue ribbon commission last month ordered that the scoring scale be substantially lowered.

The measures also call for the creation of a blue ribbon commission with authority to review salary levels every two years and make appropriate adjustments.

"If there isn't more private sector expertise brought in, I think you will find a strong call for a so-called blue ribbon commission," Mr. Gordon said.

The Assembly passed a bill calling for a Blue Ribbon Commission to address Alimony Reform.

After all the blue ribbon commissions and all the elections marred by court brawls over trivialities, that's all the state's lawmakers could move themselves to do.

One regrettable consequence of the budget dawdling is that a new ethics code for local officials proposed in March by a blue ribbon commission hasn't received priority attention.

These and others are often referred to simply as "the Blue Ribbon Commission" or "the blue ribbon commission", creating the potential for confusion.