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30 Dec 2016, 6:14 am
National: When One Party Has the Governor’s Mansion and the Other Has the StatehouseNew York Times – Trip Gabriel | Published: 12/26/2016 Governors outgunned by veto-proof majorities in their Legislatures have successfully used the bully pulpit of their office, going over the heads of part-time lawmakers to directly appeal to citizens. [read post]
15 Sep 2017, 6:18 am
The payment by Families for Excellent Schools-Advocacy is the largest civil forfeiture in the history of the Office of Campaign and Political Finance. [read post]
29 May 2015, 5:40 am
Hawaii – Under Fire: Hawaii ethics director defends his strict ethical viewsHonolulu Civil Beat – Ian Lind | Published: 5/27/2015 The Hawaii Ethics Commission is evaluating its executive director, Les Kondo, following complaints that he was going too far with ethics rules. [read post]
6 Dec 2018, 9:10 pm
Hawaii – City Ethics Commission Is Investigating Far Fewer Cases Than 2 Years AgoHonolulu Civil Beat – Natanya Friedheim | Published: 12/6/2018 The Honolulu Ethics Commission has kept a low profile since the tumultuous departure of its former director, Chuck Totto, more than two years ago. [read post]
8 Sep 2017, 5:05 am
National: Software Glitch or Russian Hackers? [read post]
3 Mar 2017, 6:31 am
Republican Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Curb Protesting in at Least 17 StatesWashington Post – Christopher Ingraham | Published: 2/24/2017 Since the election of Donald Trump as president, Republican lawmakers in at least 17 states have introduced or voted on legislation to curb mass protests in what civil liberties experts are calling “an attack on protest rights throughout the states. [read post]
27 May 2016, 6:30 am
Hawaii – Hawaii Lawmakers Again Balk at Ethics, Lobbying ReformHonolulu Civil Beat – Nathan Eagle | Published: 5/23/2016 The Hawaii Ethics Commission tracked more than 16 bills related to ethics and lobbying this past legislative session, which ended May 5. [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 9:01 pm
Civil Rights and Voting groups applauded the decision but said the episode demonstrates the need to restore Voting Rights Act protections that were tossed out by the U.S. [read post]
31 Jul 2015, 6:46 am
The rollback of the law was the result of a little-known part of the civil rights story. [read post]
26 Jul 2018, 9:01 pm
Federal: In Ruling Against Trump, Judge Defines Anticorruption Clauses in Constitution for First TimeWRAL – Sharon LaFraniere (New York Times) | Published: 7/25/2018 A federal judge rejected President Trump’s effort to block a lawsuit that alleges he is violating the Constitution by continuing to do business with foreign governments. [read post]
7 Oct 2016, 6:51 am
How Donald Trump Set Off a Civil War Within the Right-Wing MediaNew York Times Magazine – Robert Draper | Published: 9/29/2016 The conservative media has always been a playground for outsize personalities with even more outsize political ambitions. [read post]
18 Aug 2017, 6:23 am
., Transit System for Removing Milo Yiannopoulos AdsLos Angeles Times – Matt Pearce | Published: 8/10/2017 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for pulling or rejecting controversial ads, which the organization claims violates freedom of speech. [read post]
11 Sep 2015, 6:16 am
Hawaii – Lawsuit Exposes Blind Spot in Hawaii Lobbyist LawHonolulu Civil Beat – Ian Lind | Published: 9/9/2015 Hawaii has filed suit against Ciber, accusing it of misrepresenting its capabilities when competing for a contract to design and implement a new accounting system for the Department of Transportation (DOT), and then fraudulently billing the state even as the new system failed test after test, and fell behind schedule. [read post]
15 Jul 2016, 6:38 am
., has raised the stakes in the 2016 election for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, which is trying to leverage its unprecedented political power to elect lawmakers who would extend federal protections at work and home to gay citizens, just as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protected race, religion, and gender. [read post]
23 Sep 2016, 6:46 am
They face counts of wire fraud, conspiracy, deprivation of civil rights, and misusing an organization receiving federal funds. [read post]
15 Apr 2016, 6:22 am
From the States and Municipalities: Hawaii – A Cool Million Was Spent Lobbying Hawaii Lawmakers in Two MonthsHonolulu Civil Beat – Nathan Eagle | Published: 4/7/2016 Nearly $1 million was spent lobbying Hawaii lawmakers during the first two months of the year, pushing the total expenditures to almost $14 million since 2013. [read post]
22 Mar 2018, 9:01 pm
Sexual harassment is illegal under the New Mexico Human Rights Act, which defines it as a subset of sexual discrimination and often forms the basis of harassment-related civil lawsuits. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 8:39 am
Michigan is one of only nine states that do not put limits on where civil servants can work after they leave state employment. [read post]
29 Jun 2018, 4:43 am
Civil rights lawyers said while there have been many cases in recent history involving establishments barring black people, women, or members of the LGBT community, shunning people for their political ideology or affiliation has been relatively uncommon – until now. [read post]
12 Feb 2016, 6:58 am
Hawaii – ‘Good Government’ Measures Take another Go at Hawaii LawmakersHonolulu Civil Beat – Nathan Eagle | Published: 2/10/2016 Watchdogs in Hawaii have championed ethics reform legislation for years, along with the state ethics and campaign spending commissions. [read post]
