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10 Feb 2017, 6:27 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities: Alabama – Luther Strange Senate Appointment Dismays Some Alabama RepublicansU.S. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 8:39 am by Jim Sedor
Seeing such large amounts spent by wealthy interests is a concern, public advocates say, because it reflects an effort to exert heavy influence on government officials that average citizens may not be able to match. [read post]
27 Jan 2017, 6:42 am by Jim Sedor
The ethics panel issued a recent position statement on the issue sparking outcry from the Colorado Municipal League and local government attorneys. [read post]
2 Dec 2016, 6:35 am by Jim Sedor
Watchdog groups have raised concerns that the advisers act as a “shadow government” and present concerns about conflicts-of-interest because they also represent companies that do business with the city. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 7:13 am by Jim Sedor
Federal ethics laws and conflict-of-interest statutes that apply to other federal employees and cabinet members do not apply to the president. [read post]
12 Sep 2016, 7:47 am by Eugene Volokh
Eighth Circuit: The prosecutors are entitled to absolute immunity, but the city, which lacked a conflict-of-interest policy, is not. [read post]
2 Sep 2016, 6:50 am by Jim Sedor
Experts Poke Holes in Clinton Foundation’s Promised Donor BanThe Hill – Jonathan Swan | Published: 9/1/2016 Ethics experts question the Clinton Foundation’s plan to avoid conflicts-of-interest during a Hillary Clinton presidency. [read post]
5 Aug 2016, 6:21 am by Jim Sedor
Whether consultants are selling their access to officials or not, “there is almost always an appearance of conflict of interest in these situations,” said Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts. [read post]
15 Jul 2016, 6:38 am by Jim Sedor
Roy Blunt, Missouri Democrats accused the younger Blunt of a conflict-of-interest. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 6:23 am by Joe May
In regulators’ probe of conflict-of-interest issues in the Cigna-Anthem transaction, one question they may ask is whether the commissioner in question, former Cigna lobbyist Katharine Wade, deliberately misled them. [read post]
23 Dec 2015, 6:58 am by Jim Sedor
To critics, the scenario represents a potential conflict-of-interest, with the integrity of the legislative process compromised when staff members who earn taxpayer-funded salaries are also getting paid by outside interests with a stake in policy outcomes. [read post]
13 Nov 2015, 6:35 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities: California – Conflict Concerns Won’t Keep Ethics Panel Out of RaceSan Diego Union-Tribune – David Garrick | Published: 11/10/2015 The San Diego Ethics Commission will continue enforcing local campaign laws in the race to succeed City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, denying a candidate request that the commission recuse itself based on a potential conflict-of-interest. [read post]
25 Sep 2015, 7:56 am by Jim Sedor
Most are lobbyists representing special interests whose fates the lawmakers can decide with their votes. [read post]
18 Sep 2015, 7:30 am by Jim Sedor
The ethics commission is to focus on complaints involving campaign finance, lobbying, conflicts-of-interest and other issues involving city ordinances or policies. [read post]
24 Aug 2015, 8:00 am by Deborah La Fetra
  The board members thus suffer a conflict of interest between their role as employers and managers, and their role as public officials who are supposed to exercise objective judgment on behalf of taxpayers and parents. [read post]
17 Aug 2015, 9:30 pm by Eric Schlabs
And yet in 2014, a Colorado trial court judge disposed of a local ban because it conflicted with the state’s fracking regulations and the state’s overall interest in efficient oil and gas development. [read post]
14 Aug 2015, 6:18 am by Jim Sedor
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, U.S. [read post]
24 Jul 2015, 6:29 am by Jim Sedor
” The judges said trading one official act for another is unlike trading official acts for a private benefit and cannot be considered bribery or extortion. [read post]
26 Jun 2015, 6:37 am by Jim Sedor
But after an attorney general’s opinion found they did not need to, the university lobbyists and other state workers whose jobs entail lobbying stopped filing. [read post]