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12 Apr 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Alabama Ethics Commissioner Resigns, Decision Comes as Senate Considers Ethics Law Change MSN – Darryl Burke (WHNT) | Published: 4/10/2024 Stan McDonald resigned his seat on the Alabama Ethics Commission. [read post]
5 Apr 2024, 6:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Alabama House Approves Legislation Overhauling State Ethics Code Alabama Reflector – Alander Rocha | Published: 4/3/2024 The Alabama House approved a bill that would repeal the current ethics laws for public officials and employees, replace the code with tougher punishments for violations, and weaken the powers of the state Ethics Commission. [read post]
29 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Deepfake Kari Lake Video Shows Coming Chaos of AI in Elections MSN – Reis Thebault (Washington Post) | Published: 3/24/2024 Journalist Hank Stephenson has made a living out of detecting lies and political spin. [read post]
22 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Ninth Circuit Denies Injunction to Block Disclosure Rules for Alaska Elections Courthouse News Service – Alanna Mayham | Published: 3/15/2024 A voter-backed measure to enforce campaign finance disclosures in Alaska prevailed [read post]
15 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – As Another Alabama Lawmaker Pleads Guilty, Party Leaders Trade Barbs About Corruption MSN – Hannah Denham (AL.com) | Published: 3/13/2024 Alabama Rep. [read post]
8 Mar 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Judge Dismisses Challenge to New Arizona Campaign Finance Law Exposing Dark Money Donors MSN – Sasha Hupka (Arizona Republic) | Published: 3/1/2024 A Maricopa County judge rejected a lawsuit challenging a new law requiring so-called dark money groups to expose their political donors. [read post]
1 Mar 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Ethics Commission Pushes Back on Proposed Law Changes Alabama Daily News – Mary Sell | Published: 2/29/2024 Alabama Rep. [read post]
23 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – House Bill Would Close ‘Loophole’ Regarding Campaign Finance Reports Eastern Arizona Courier – Howard Fischer (Capitol News Services) | Published: 2/18/2024 Legislation in the Arizona House would amend the law that allows anyone who serves a four-year term to file the required annual reports on who gave them money and how they have spent it once after they get elected, and then not until January of the year… [read post]
16 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Oceania – Lobbyists Are Back at Parliament – with a New Privacy Measure Hiding Their Identities RNZ – Guyon Espiner | Published: 1/21/2024 The identities of people allowed to freely come and go from the New Zealand Parliament have been made secret by the new speaker. [read post]
9 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – ‘Issue of Transparency’: Arizona Coyotes’ land interest raises ethics flags for Gov. [read post]
2 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Trudeau’s Holiday Travel Didn’t Break the Rules, Ethics Commissioner Tells MPs CBC – Elizabeth Thompson | Published: 1/30/2024 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Jamaica did not break the rules that govern gifts and travel for elected officials because the stay was a gift from a longtime family friend, Interim Ethics Commissioner Konrad Von Finckenstein told Members of Parliament (MP). [read post]
26 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Arizona GOP Lawmaker Targets ‘Conflict of Interest’ in Donations to City Bond Projects KJZZ – Wayne Schutsky | Published: 1/19/2024 Arizona Rep. [read post]
19 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – The Arizona Legislature’s ‘Hell Week’: Money, mingling and moving fast MSN – Mary Jo Pitzl (Arizona Republic) | Published: 1/13/2024 A longstanding tradition, “Hell Week” is the brief period in which Arizona lawmakers and lobbyists move from event to event, all to enhance campaign accounts and establish connections before the start of the legislative session triggers a ban on lobbyist… [read post]
12 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Alaska Ranked Choice Voting Opponents Fined Over $94K for Campaign Ethics Violations Anchorage Daily News – Iris Samuels | Published: 1/4/2024 Supporters of an effort to repeal the state’s ranked choice voting system were fined more than $94,000 after the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) found campaign finance violations. [read post]
5 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Commissioner Says No Conflict in Rolling Stones’ Promo at Vancouver City Hall Vancouver Is Awesome – Mike Howell | Published: 1/3/2024 Vancouver’s integrity commissioner ruled Mayor Ken Sim and three city council members did not breach the code of conduct when they promoted a Rolling Stones concert scheduled for July 2024 at BC Place Stadium. [read post]
22 Dec 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Dem Lawmaker Sun Goes Before Ethics Committee for Intimidation, Alleged Death Threat Arizona Mirror – Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Published: 12/19/2023 A school superintendent, a trio of Tolleson city officials, and a social worker are accusing Arizona Rep. [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]
8 Dec 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – New Complaint Alleges Anchorage Church Illegally Aided Campaign Against Ranked-Choice Voting Anchorage Daily News – Iris Samuels | Published: 12/4/2023 Supporters of Alaska’s voting system are alleging its opponents have again violated the law in their quest to repeal the system by ballot initiative. [read post]
1 Dec 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Legislative Ethics Committee Dismisses Complaints Against Alaska Lawmakers Anchorage Daily News – Iris Samuels | Published: 11/29/2023 The Legislative Ethics Committee dismissed complaints against sitting and former Alaska lawmakers who were accused of allowing “an unregistered lobbyist” for an anti-abortion organization to use their Capitol offices as a “base of operations. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Right-Wing Site’s Reporting on Mayor Raises Ethics Questions After His Death MSN – Jonathan Edwards (Washington Post) | Published: 11/9/2023 Journalism professor A.J. [read post]