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13 Oct 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Rep. [read post]
22 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
” From the States and Municipalities Canada – Changes to Lobbying Rules Could Spell End to 50 Years of Free Trips to Israel for Canadian MPs, Senators Globe and Mail – Steven Chase | Published: 9/17/2023 Changes to lobbying rules in Canada could spell an end to 50 years of free trips to Israel for Members of Parliament and senators. [read post]
15 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Doug Ford Recommends Possible Jail Time for Ontario Lobbyists Caught Breaking the Rules CTV – Katherine DeClerq | Published: 9/6/2023 Ontario Premier Doug Ford instructed the province’s attorney general to review legislation governing lobbyists and add increased penalties, including jail time, if they break rules. [read post]
8 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Similar fights have been waged in Boston, Miami, and Chicago. [read post]
1 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Report from Alaska Campaign Regulator Says Tshibaka-Linked Group Violated State Law Yahoo News – James Brooks (Alaska Beacon) | Published: 8/26/2023 Staff for the Alaska Public Offices Commission recommended a $16,450 fine against Preserve Democracy, a group led by former U.S. [read post]
25 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
City Council Defends Rejection of Ethics Nominee MSN – Dakota Smith and David Zahniser (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 8/23/2023 When the city council voted down a proposed appointment to the city Ethics Commission, it all happened quickly and quietly. [read post]
18 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The Public Ethics Commission agreed to send the city council several recomm [read post]
11 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Still Slapped with Campaign Finance Charge, Prosecutors Say ABC News – Aaron Katersky and Max Zahn | Published: 8/8/2023 Federal prosecutors signaled their intention to hold cryptocurrency executive Sam Bankman-Fried accountable for alleged campaign finance violations despite dropping the charge on a technicality. [read post]
28 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Google, Meta Fight with Canada Over Law Forcing Them to Pay for News MSN – Amanda Coletta (Washington Post) | Published: 7/22/2023 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is in a high-stakes showdown with Google and Meta, accusing them of unfairly profiting at the expense of Canadian news outlets and of using “bullying tactics” to intimidate officials. [read post]
21 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Alabama Legislature Passes Redistricting Maps That Democrats Say Defy Court Order MSN – John Wagner and Maegan Vazquez (Washington Post) | Published: 7/19/2023 The Republican-led House and Senate in Alabama approved dueling congressional maps that would increase the percentage of Black voters in the state’s Second District but not by enough, Democrats argued, to comply with a federal court order to create two… [read post]
14 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Alaska Ballot Measure Filed to Set Term Limits for State Legislators Yahoo News – Sean Maguire (Anchorage Daily News) | Published: [read post]
7 Jul 2023, 6:28 pm by Cindi
Traffic Tickets and Municipal District Courts: The Circuit Court or municipal district court typically handles traffic cases in Chicago. [read post]
23 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities California – LA City Council Looks into Tougher Lobbying Rules That Could Impact Themselves Los Angeles Daily News – City News Service | Published: 6/20/2023 The Los Angeles City Council requested a report on how the city could revise its ethics and conflict-of-interest laws to require lobbyists to disclose ties to a council member or their staff. [read post]
16 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The League of California Cities has reported paying Lam’s business nearly $600,000 over the last 18 months. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Europe – EU Commission Proposes Common Ethics Body for All EU Officials in Wake of Corruption Scandal ABC News – Samuel Petrequin (Associated Press) | Published: 6/8/2023 The European Union’s (EU) executive arm proposed to create an ethics body that would set up common rules of conduct for institutions after the 27-nation bloc was rocked last year by a cash-for-influence scandal. [read post]
2 Jun 2023, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
  Reading this book as a resident of the great city of Chicago, the city of Big Shoulders that thrived so mightily in the 19th and 20th centuries as a combination of economic factors drove progress, I was often deflated as Schleicher weaved the story of Illinois’s deeply-embedded fiscal crisis throughout his narrative of what it means to be “in a bad state. [read post]
26 May 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
In March, after the group had already made significant inroads in Legislatures with its model bill, lobbyists, and hearing witnesses, it incorporated Do No Harm Action as a separate nonprofit with a tax status that allows for more lobbying, From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Groups Settle Arizona Lawsuit Over Voter Intimidation at Ballot Boxes MSN – Daniel Gilbert (Washington Post) | Published: 5/21/2023 An Arizona group that monitored ballot drop boxes… [read post]
5 May 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Council Approves Lobbyist Registry for Barrie Barrie Today – Bob Bruton | Published: 5/4/2023 The city council approved creating a lobbyist registry for Barrie. [read post]
28 Apr 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – SFMTA Commissioner Resigns After Illegal Lobbying Mission Local – Joe Rivano Barros | Published: 4/25/2023 Gwyneth Borden, who has served on two city commissions over the past 15 years and was most recently the vice chair of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors, has resigned following her admission that she illegally lobbied city staff and officials. [read post]