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1 Aug 2014, 6:27 am by Jim Sedor
Illinois – Alderman Pushes through Watchdog Limits Week after Being Probed Chicago Tribune – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick | Published: 7/30/2014 Ald. [read post]
27 May 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – A Last-Minute Deal to Restore Alaska’s Campaign Finance Limits Fell Through. [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
City Leaders to Trump: Help us fight the coronavirus by paying your bill Center for Public Integrity – Dave Leventhal | Published: 4/16/2020 Fourteen municipal governments want President Trump’s campaign committee to clear a combined $1.82 million worth of public safety-related debt connected to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign rallies. [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]
12 May 2017, 6:15 am by Jim Sedor
Illinois – Ethics Board Rejects Watchdog Recommendation That City Officials Report LobbyingChicago Tribune – Hal Dardick | Published: 5/9/2017 Chicago’s reinvigorated Board of Ethics has been flexing its muscle against lobbyists who emailed Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the mayor’s private accounts and failed either to register or report their lobbying activities. [read post]
17 Jun 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Ginni Thomas Pressed 29 Ariz. [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]
21 Jul 2017, 6:28 am by Jim Sedor
Illinois: Emanuel Email Case Nets Five More Lobbying ViolationsBetter Government Association – Jared Rutecki | Published: 7/19/2017 The Chicago Board of Ethics found that five more people who sought to influence City Hall by contacting Mayor Rahm Emanuel on his personal email broke the city’s lobbying laws. [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]
1 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal AP Exclusive: Middleman helped Saudi give to Obama inaugural AP News – Alan Suderman and Jim Mustian | Published: 10/29/2019 When President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012, a Saudi tycoon and his business associate sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the U.S. to help pay for the inaugural celebration and get a picture with the president. [read post]
6 Mar 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
It was a surprising collapse for the former New York City mayor, who pumped more than $500 million of his own fortune into the campaign. [read post]
12 Aug 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
” From the States and Municipalities California – Anaheim City Council Votes to Investigate Itself Following FBI Corruption Probe LAist – Jill Replogle | Published: 8/10/2022 The city of Anaheim will fund an independent audit of campaign contributions to former Mayor Harry Sidhu and current city council members following an FBI corruption probe that came to light in May. [read post]
26 Jul 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Appeals Court Judges Send Emoluments Suit Against Trump Back to a Lower Court New York Times – Sharon LaFraniere | Published: 7/19/2019 A federal appeals court delivered a setback to a lawsuit by congressional Democrats accusing President Trump of illegally benefiting from his business interests while in office, saying a lower court judge hearing the suit had not adequately considered questions about the separation of powers between the president and Congress. [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]
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]
10 Feb 2017, 6:27 am by Jim Sedor
Illinois – Redflex to Pay $20 Million to Chicago to Settle Lawsuit over Bribery SchemeChicago Tribune – David Kidwell | Published: 2/6/2017 A red-light camera company whose former chief executive pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge will pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit with the city of Chicago. [read post]
6 Dec 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Mysterious ‘-1’ and Other Call Records Show How Giuliani Pressured Ukraine MSN – Sharon LaFraniere and Julian Barnes (New York Times) | Published: 12/3/2019 In the two days before President Trump forced out the American ambassador to Ukraine in April, his personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani was on the phone with the White House more than a dozen times. [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]
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]