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17 Jul 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal America’s Governors Get Tested for a Virus That Is Testing Them New York Times – Manny Fernandez, Rick Rojas, Shawn Huber, and Mike Baker | Published: 7/13/2020 Governors have always been judged on their disaster responses, but the coronavirus wreaking havoc across the country these days does not recede like floodwaters and cannot be tamed by calling out the National Guard. [read post]
3 Jul 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Hunter’s resignation came just weeks after the FEC had regained a quorum of four commissioners following the confirmation of Republican James Trainor. [read post]
26 Jun 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Lori Tremmel Freeman, chief executive of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, said more than 20 health officials have been fired, resigned, or have retired in recent weeks “due to conditions related to having to enforce and stand up for strong public health tactics during this pandemic. [read post]
14 Jun 2020, 6:31 am by Russell Knight
Transferring Your Divorce Case Within Cook County Most of my divorce cases are within Cook County. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal As Trump Attacks Voting by Mail, GOP Builds 2020 Strategy Around Limiting Its Expansion MSN – Amy Gardner, Shawn Boberg, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 6/1/2020 President Trump’s persistent attacks on mail-in voting have fueled an unprecedented effort by conservatives to limit expansion of the practice before the November election, with tens of millions of dollars planned for lawsuits and advertising aimed at restricting who receives ballots and… [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Watchdog Out of Trump’s Grasp Unleashes Wave of Coronavirus Audits Politico – Kyle Cheney | Published: 4/20/2020 Lawmakers handed President Trump $2 trillion in coronavirus relief and then left town without activating any of the powerful new oversight tools meant to hold his administration accountable. [read post]
17 Apr 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Bloomberg Campaign Transfer of $18 Million to DNC Sparks Complaints to Federal Regulators MSN – Michelle Ye Hee Lee (Washington Post) | Published: 4/9/2020 Citizens United, the group known for its 2010 namesake landmark U.S. [read post]
6 Apr 2020, 4:14 pm by tvasil
Indiana:  On April 2nd, The Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board issued a notice encouraging employers to decide whether there should be a presumption of workers’ compensation coverage for first responders, health care providers, and others who are prone to COVID-19. [read post]
6 Mar 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden Claims 9 Super Tuesday Victories, Including Texas AP News – Steve Peoples and Will Weissert | Published: 3/4/2020 A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 6:11 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Illinois: “Joe Berrios Must Pay $168,000 in Fines after Cook County Judge Dismisses His Complaint Against Ethics Board” by Gregory Pratt for Chicago Tribune Maryland: “‘Any Means Necessary to Win’: How prosecutors say Pugh used ‘Healthy Holly’ scam in 2016 Baltimore mayor’s race” by Luke Broadwater for Baltimore Sun Elections National: “Pete Buttigieg Is Ending His Presidential Bid” by… [read post]
21 Feb 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Bloomberg Would Sell Business Interests If Elected President AP News – Kathleen Ronayne | Published: 2/19/2020 Michael Bloomberg would sell the financial data and media company he created if he is elected president, adviser Tim O’Brien said. [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Cook spent a day in jail last year after he pleaded guilty to a charge of drunken driving. [read post]
24 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Courts Urged to Enforce Campaign Finance Law as Regulator Idles Bloomberg Government – Kenneth Doyle | Published: 1/17/2020 Hoping to bypass the paralyzed FEC, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a lawsuit after the agency lost a quorum of at least four commissioners needed to vote on enforcement matters. [read post]
10 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
But it lost its ability to do its official job after the August 2019 resignation of a commissioner left it to operate for the first time in 11 years without its necessary four-person quorum. [read post]
6 Dec 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Hunter Enters Plea in Federal Campaign Finance Case, Telling Judge, ‘Guilty’ San Diego Union-Tribune – Morgan Cook, Kristina Davis, and Jeff McDonald | Published: 12/3/2019 U.S. [read post]
8 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Conspiracy of Hunches: Roger Stone trial set to start this week San Francisco Chronicle – Devlin Barrett, Spencer Hsu, and Manuel Roig-Franzia (Washington Post) | Published: 11/4/2019 Roger Stone is on trial in federal court, where prosecutors plan to dive back into an episode of political chicanery, alleged lies, and conspiratorial texts that parallels the nascent impeachment inquiry into his longtime friend President Trump. [read post]
16 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Canada Canada – Trudeau Breached Conflict of Interest Act, Says Ethics Commissioner Canada.com; Canadian Press –   | Published: 8/14/2019 Canada’s ethics commissioner, Mario Dion, found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. [read post]
9 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Campaigns Say They’ll Match Political Contributions. [read post]