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22 Apr 2024, 5:00 am
” “Custom” and “usage,” however,“ encompass[es] ‘persistent practices of state officials’ that are ‘so permanent and well settled’ that they carry ‘the force of law. [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 9:05 pm
Supreme Court next term of Securities and Exchange Commission v. [read post]
1 Sep 2023, 6:52 am
The Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections Practices published legislative summaries and updated guides to reflect legislation passed in 2023. [read post]
14 Apr 2023, 4:00 am
Twitter labeled NPR’s main account as “state-affiliated media,” a term also used to identify media outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments, such as Russia and China. [read post]
10 Mar 2023, 3:00 am
Now, several dozen prominent legal figures are seeking to revoke Passantino’s license to practice law. [read post]
24 Feb 2023, 3:00 am
Missouri voters in 2018 voted to ban most gifts to state lawmakers. [read post]
20 Feb 2023, 12:51 pm
Maine’s Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections Practices raised contribution limits. [read post]
17 Feb 2023, 3:00 am
Election Deniers Face a Nationwide Wave of PushbackMSN – Amy Gardner, Patrick Marley, and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (Washington Post) | Published: 2/15/2023 There is a growing effort among state election officials, lawmakers, and private-sector advocates to push back against the wave of misinformation and mistrust of elections that sprang from Donald Trump’s false claim that his 2020 defeat was rigged. [read post]
6 Jan 2023, 3:00 am
National/Federal Advocacy Groups Denounce GOP Proposals to ‘Gut’ Ethics Office MSN – Kate Ackley (Roll Call) | Published: 1/3/2023 Ethics advocacy groups are sounding alarms that a proposal from House Republicans to change the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) could eviscerate the watchdog, leaving it unable to function. [read post]
29 Jul 2022, 4:00 am
California – California to Allow Cryptocurrency Campaign Donations MSN – Associated Press | Published: 7/21/2022 The California Fair Political Practices Commission approved new rules allowing campaign donations of digital currencies such as bitcoin. [read post]
13 May 2022, 10:47 am
The Chief Judge is appointed to a four-year term by the Lower Elwha Business Committee, the elected governing body of the Tribe. [read post]
10 Dec 2021, 7:27 am
Governmental Affairs Coordinator. [read post]
3 Dec 2021, 3:00 am
State Redistricting Commissions Get Mixed Reviews MSN – Michael Macagnone (Roll Call) | Published: 12/2/2021 Most state Legislatures control the map-drawing process, but a handful now have redistricting commissions of varying construction and independence with a say in line drawing. [read post]
8 Oct 2021, 4:00 am
Ethics Commission Finds ‘Problematic’ Gifting at City Departments MSN – Lauren Hernández (San Francisco Chronicle) | Published: 10/1/2021 Several departments in San Francisco have accepted gifts from restricted organizations &ndas [read post]
6 Aug 2021, 4:00 am
Federal Election Commission Fines Sen. [read post]
18 Jun 2021, 4:00 am
Garland said the additional trial attorneys will scrutinize new laws and existing practices across the nation for potential discrimination against Americans of color, including in new measures Republican state lawmakers are pushing. [read post]
17 May 2021, 2:49 pm
.: The House Rules Committee will meet to discuss two bills: the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act of 2021 and H.R. 3233, the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act. [read post]
12 Mar 2021, 3:00 am
House Republicans are weighing whether to join Democrats in getting back into earmarks, the practice of loading spending bills with legislators’ pet projects. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 3:00 am
Twenty-six states will have secretary of state elections next year, including five of the 10 closest states in the 2020 presidential election. [read post]
8 Feb 2021, 11:36 am
.: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of Neera Tanden to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget. [read post]
