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21 Sep 2020, 9:30 pm by ernst
It establishes that the mass revisions (a) were often aggressive, as when the federal board in Maryland raised the taxable value of all houses in Baltimore, the nation’s fourth-largest city, by 100 percent; (b) involved much discretion, given serious data limitations and the absence of any consensus method; (c) had a major political aspect, as the federal boards were inheriting the contentious land-tax politics that had previously raged within the state… [read post]
6 Nov 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
How the NFL’s Gridiron PAC Uses Influence in Washington ESPN – Michael Rothstein | Published: 10/29/2020 In 2007, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell, the son of a former U.S. senator, sought to strengthen the league’s political influence. [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Is Repealing Requirements for Would-Be Contractors to Reveal NRA Ties Los Angeles Times – Emily Alpert Reyes | Published: 1/21/2020 The Los Angeles City Council repealed a law requiring companies that want city contracts to disclose whether they have ties to the National Rifle Association (NRA), weeks after a federal judge blocked the city from enforcing the ordinance. [read post]
31 Mar 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The focus is on curriculum documentation or the contents of emails between school board members, as concerns have spread over what public schools are teaching about race, gender and sexual orientation. [read post]
17 Jun 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Daniel Defense recently came under a spotlight when one of its rifles was used in the massacre of 21 people at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. [read post]
4 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
In 2017, the city’s spending board, which Pugh controls, awarded a $48 million contract to Kaiser to provide health benefits to city employees. [read post]
23 Jan 2009, 3:33 am
The biggest savings would be achieved by reducing the parole board's authority to keep convicts behind bars long after they have served their minimum sentences. [read post]
29 Mar 2019, 8:01 am by Jonathan Spontarelli
Florida: Ethics Board Aims to Put Teeth in Code, Seeks Greater Oversight of Tallahassee City HallTallahassee Democrat – Jeff Burlew | Published: 3/23/2019 The Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board is finalizing proposals that could expand its oversight of City Hall and strengthen an ethics code that has long been seen as weak and toothless. [read post]
24 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
International Canada – Lobbying Commissioner Proposes New Rules – but Critics Aren’t Happy MSN – Darren Major (CBC) | Published: 2/19/2023 Canada’s lobbying commissioner is proposing a new set of guidelines on how lobbyists should conduct themselves when engaging with public officials. [read post]
12 Dec 2019, 9:02 pm by Jim Sedor
‘Trump Changed Everything’: Big cities break hard left in Dem primary Politico – Holly Otterbein | Published: 12/8/2019 From New York City to Los Angeles, many of the nation’s biggest cities have turned even harder to the left under President Trump, putting pressure on local officials to embrace the leading progressive presidential candidates, or withhold their endorsements entirely for fear of antagonizing newly energized activists. [read post]
8 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Mario Dion, who stepped down as commissioner in February, said the vacancy has put investigations on hold. [read post]
6 Dec 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The couple relied for years on campaign donations to pay for things like dental bills, private school tuition, and plane tickets for Margaret Hunter’s mother to travel to and from Poland. [read post]
1 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Weeks after the law was passed, a Boeing 737 Max jet crashed off the coast of Indonesia, killing everyone on board. [read post]
23 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
But while the OSC sometimes makes Hatch Act findings, the Justice Department rarely does, said David Gergen, a professor of public service at the Harvard Kennedy School. [read post]
1 Jul 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony Highlights Legal Risks for Trump Yahoo News – Alan Feuer and Glenn Thrush (New York Times) | Published: 6/29/2022 The extent to which the Justice Department’s expanding criminal inquiry into the insurrection at the U.S. [read post]
25 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Bridgeport City Councilperson Ernest Newton and Board of Education member Maria Pereira concluded they could only settle their dispute one way: by challenging each other to a public drug test. [read post]