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After the December letter, Kobach alleged that four school districts did not change their policies: Kansas City, Olathe, Shawnee Mission and Topeka. [read post]
19 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Florida – City of Miami Moves to Create an Independent Inspector to Investigate Corruption WLRN – Joshua Ceballos | Published: 1/12/2024 The Miami City Commission moved on an agenda item to create a new body to hold the government accountable. [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – Orange Becomes the Latest City in OC to Strengthen Lobbyist Rules Voice of OC – Hosam Elattar | Published: 12/19/2023 Orange County’s largest public corruption scandal in recent history is leading some city officials in the county to tighten reg [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Kansas Republican Watkins, Ousted Amid Voter Fraud Charges, Returns to Congress as Lobbyist Yahoo News – Daniel Desrochers (Kansas City Star) | Published: 12/11/2023 Former Rep. [read post]
22 Nov 2023, 5:50 pm by Howard Bashman
Daniel Desrochers of The Kansas City Star reports that “Foreign cyberattack stole residents’ sensitive information from Kansas court system. [read post]
22 Nov 2023, 3:16 pm by karplawfirm
Glenn, 61, relocated from Chicago to Topeka more than four years ago, moving into one of her mother’s two rental properties and overseeing her care and finances. [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]
9 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
” by Nicholas Fandos (New York Times) for MSN Legislative Issues National: “Once Rare, Impeachments and Censures Have Become the Norm in Congress” by Carl Hulse (New York Times) for Seattle Times Procurement Kansas: “Kansas Commerce Deputy’s Lucrative Contract May Trigger Stronger Conflict of Interest Laws” by Jason Alatidd (Topeka Capital-Journal) for Yahoo News The post Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup appeared… [read post]
4 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Some national research shows the advocacy pays off as cities that do lobby receive between seven percent and 9 percent more per person in state funding than those that do not. [read post]
31 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “The Mystery of How Tim Scott’s Campaign Is Spending Its Millions” by Rebecca Davis O’Brien, and Alexandra Berzon (New York Times) for DNyuz Elections Florida: “New Law Shields DeSantis’ Use of State Vehicles to Campaign” by Jeffrey Schweers (Orlando Sentinel) for Yahoo News Ethics California: “Planned Cuts to City Ethics Board Reversed by Legislators” by Adam Shanks for San… [read post]
21 Apr 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Steve Kaiser revived a long-running fight at the Legislature to block employees of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns from getting state retirement benefits. [read post]
14 Apr 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
How a Criminal Probe into Suspected Conspiracy to ‘Defraud the City’ Was Settled with a Single Misdemeanor MSN – Jeff McDonald (San Diego Union Tribune) | Published: 4/9/2023 When an investigator for District Attorney Summer Stephan was seeking warrants to search Jason Hughes’ home and office, he described a far-reaching conspiracy to swindle San Diego taxpayers out of millions of dollars t [read post]
24 Mar 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Now City Attorney David Chiu is suspending the firms from bidding on city contracts. [read post]
23 Mar 2023, 3:56 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Kansas: “Kansas Lawmakers Back Off Aggressive Campaign Finance Overhaul. [read post]
24 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
When Chiefs Play, Lobbyists Pay to Get Missouri and Kansas Politicians into Big Games MSN – Jonathan Shorman, Kevin Hardy, and Katie Bernard (Kansas City Star) | Published: 2/17/2023 Public officials in Missouri and Kansas have accepted more than $30,000 in football tickets from special interests to Kansas City Chiefs games and related gifts, like parking, since 2017 when the Patrick Mahomes era began, a period capped by the… [read post]
2 Feb 2023, 9:37 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse’s Business Ties Seattle Times – Steve Eder (New York Times) | Published: 1/31/2023 After Chief Justice John Roberts joined the U.S. [read post]
13 Jan 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
San Jose adopted lobbying rules in 2007 to increase transparency at City Hall and allo [read post]
6 Jan 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The trigger for disclosure in local campaigns, such as city council or school board races, is $25,000. [read post]
18 Nov 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Conservative Group Pressing States to Adopt Laws Protecting Companies from ‘Political Boycotts’: Report Yahoo News – Jared Gans (The Hill) | Published: 11/11/2022 A conservative group is planning to push state lawmakers across the country to adopt legislation to shield American companies from “political boycotts. [read post]
3 Aug 2022, 10:10 am by Howard Bashman
Katie Bernard and Lisa Gutierrez of The Kansas City Star have an article headlined “‘No’ prevails: Kansas votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution. [read post]