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31 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
If the plan by City Attorney Mara Elliott wins approval from the city council, voters will decide this year whether to give the commission sharper teeth in overseeing hundreds of public officials, campaigns, and the donors and lobbyists who seek to influence them. [read post]
3 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – GOP Ethics Complaints Target 2 Arizona House Democrats for ‘Attempted Insurrection’ Arizona Republic – Mary Jo Pitzl | Published: 4/26/2024 Two House Democrats were hit with ethics complaints for behavior that Republicans characterized as “an attempted insurrection” in the aftermath of a debate about Arizona’s 1864 abortion law. [read post]
19 Apr 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Europe – EU Auditors Say Lobbyists Can Easily Slip Under Bloc’s Radar Yahoo Finance – Nette Noestlinger (Reuters) | Published: 4/16/2024 Lobbyists can easily bypass European Union (EU) transparency rules to influence policy, auditors said. [read post]
16 Mar 2024, 12:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
Express Permits account for one-third of Chicago's building permits, but until recently the city lacked an efficient way to process them. [read post]
16 Mar 2024, 12:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
Express Permits account for one-third of Chicago's building permits, but until recently the city lacked an efficient way to process them. [read post]
15 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – As Another Alabama Lawmaker Pleads Guilty, Party Leaders Trade Barbs About Corruption MSN – Hannah Denham (AL.com) | Published: 3/13/2024 Alabama Rep. [read post]
8 Mar 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
It broadens the definition of people who are prohibited from giving gifts to city officials. [read post]
1 Mar 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Ethics Commission Pushes Back on Proposed Law Changes Alabama Daily News – Mary Sell | Published: 2/29/2024 Alabama Rep. [read post]
16 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Oceania – Lobbyists Are Back at Parliament – with a New Privacy Measure Hiding Their Identities RNZ – Guyon Espiner | Published: 1/21/2024 The identities of people allowed to freely come and go from the New Zealand Parliament have been made secret by the new speaker. [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]
12 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – San Jose Bans ‘Foreign-Influenced Corporations’ from Political Donations San Jose Spotlight – Jana Kadah | Published: 1/10/2024 The San Jose City Council passed an ordinance that prohibits “foreign-influenced corporations” from donating in city races. [read post]
5 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Commissioner Says No Conflict in Rolling Stones’ Promo at Vancouver City Hall Vancouver Is Awesome – Mike Howell | Published: 1/3/2024 Vancouver’s integrity commissioner ruled Mayor Ken Sim and three city council members did not breach the code of conduct when they promoted a Rolling Stones concert scheduled for July 2024 at BC Place Stadium. [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Watkins entered a diversion agreement on three felony charges for voting in the wrong city council race in Topeka’s 2019 municipal election. [read post]
27 Nov 2023, 1:03 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
MillerKing, a small Chicago law firm that claims to be a direct competitor of DNP, sued DNP for false association and false advertising under the Lanham Act and Illinois state law. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Exclusive: 5 Senate Banking Dems demand more details on corporate lobbying strategy Yahoo News – Taylor Giorno (The Hill) | Published: 11/15/2023 Five Democrats who sit on the Senate Banking Committee urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to require companies to disclose more details on their corporate lobbying strategy to shareholders. [read post]
3 Nov 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Alabama Legislators Study Past Ethics Proposals Ahead of Planned Revision Bill Alabama Reflector – Ralph Chapoco | Published: 10/26/2023 Members of the House Ethics and Finance Committee discussed efforts since 2010 to amend Alabama’s ethics law. [read post]
27 Oct 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
But their work also underscores how much of the political fight around the nascent war is being done on the fly; and how much is being waged in unconventional theaters: college campuses, corporate boardrooms, K Street offices. and Capitol Hill restaurants. [read post]
13 Oct 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Rep. [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]