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17 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal After Helping Prince’s Rise, Trump and Kushner Benefit from Saudi FundsMSN – Michael Kranish (Washington Post) | Published: 2/11/2023 The day after leaving the White House, Jared Kushner created a company he transformed months later into a private equity firm with $2 billion from a sovereign wealth fund chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. [read post]
3 Apr 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A History of the Trump War on Media – the Obsession Not Even Coronavirus Could Stop Washington Post – Manuel Roig-Franzia and Sarah Ellison | Published: 3/29/2020 President Trump’s initial downplaying of the spread of Covid-19 was due in part to his belief, stoked by his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, that the media was using the pandemic as yet another way to attack him, according to four Trump advisers. [read post]
3 Nov 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Alabama Legislators Study Past Ethics Proposals Ahead of Planned Revision Bill Alabama Reflector – Ralph Chapoco | Published: 10/26/2023 Members of the House Ethics and Finance Committee discussed efforts since 2010 to amend Alabama’s ethics law. [read post]
28 Apr 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Google Denies It Engaged in ‘Astroturfing’ to Lobby Ottawa Through Third Parties Globe and Mail – Marie Woolf | Published: 4/20/2023 Google denied accusations it had engaged in “astroturfing” campaigns to lobby against federal bills in Canada by paying individuals and other organizations to oppose them. [read post]
2 Dec 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Candidates Recoup $5M in Old Campaign Loans So Far Thanks to Ted Cruz’s $555K Court Win MSN – Todd Gillman (Dallas Morning News) | Published: 11/24/2022 In May, the U.S. [read post]
1 Jul 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Wendy Rogers Refused to Speak to the Senate Ethics Panel About Her ‘Fed Boy Summer’ Tweet Arizona Mirror – Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Published: 6/29/2022 State Sen. [read post]
8 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Both Parties Wonder: How much do conventions even matter anymore? [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 11:52 am by WOLFGANG DEMINO
CODE § 37.006(b) (“In any proceeding that involves the validity of a municipal ordinance . . . the municipality must be made a party . . . . [read post]
12 Feb 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal After Capitol Riot, Desperate Families Turn to Groups That ‘Deprogram’ Extremists MSN – Paulina Villegas and Hannah Knowles (Washington Post) | Published: 2/5/2021 There is a surge of desperate families and friends calling organizations that aim to deradicalize and “deprogram” extremists across the ideological spectrum. [read post]
19 Jan 2023, 1:36 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Where Did Arizona Gov. [read post]
8 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Former CRT Chair Appointed as New Interim Federal Ethics Commissioner Globe and Mail – Ian Bailey | Published: 9/1/2203 Konrad Winrich von Finckenstein, a former chairperson of Canada’s broadcasting regulator, has been named interim federal conflict-of-interest and ethics commissioner, after the government’s previous pick for the role resigned amid concern about the appropriateness of the appointment. [read post]
12 Nov 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Big Bird Got ‘Vaccinated’ Against COVID-19, Drawing Outrage from Republicans National Public Radio – Rachel Treisman | Published: 11/8/2021 Big Bird ruffled some feathers when he tweeted that he was vaccinated against COVID-19, which is now available for children between the ages of five and 11. [read post]
10 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Arkansas – Ex-State Senator Hutchinson Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Dale Ellis | Published: 2/3/2023 Former state Sen. [read post]
2 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Amy Coney Barrett, a Disciple of Justice Scalia, Is Poised to Push the Supreme Court Further Right Washington Post – Michael Kranish, Robert Barnes, Shawn Boburg, and Ann Marimow | Published: 9/26/2020 The declarations of political war started coming fast as President Trump announced his nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? [read post]
10 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Legislation to Change Alabama Ethics Law Dies in Committee Yahoo News – Ralph Chapoco (Alabama Reflector) | Published: 5/8/2024 A push to change Alabama’s ethics laws for elected officials died in a Senate committee, with supporters saying they would try to bring legislation back next year. [read post]
17 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Europe – New EU Ethics Body Adopted – but Will Have No Investigative Powers EUobserver – Nikolaj Nielsen | Published: 5/16/2024 A new European Union (EU) ethics body was formed to curtail scandals and keep the EU institutions free from corruption. [read post]
31 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities California – More Independence, Sharper Teeth: Elliott’s ethics plan would overhaul how campaign, lobbying rules are enforced MSN – Jeff McDonald (San Diego Union Tribune) | Published: 5/27/2024 The San Diego Ethics Commission has been constrained by some of the very rules and practices that were written into its governing documents in 2001. [read post]
30 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Administration Plans to Nominate Bipartisan Pair to Hobbled FEC Roll Call – Kate Ackley | Published: 10/28/2020 After leaving so many vacancies at the FEC that it could not hold meetings for most of the 2020 campaign cycle, the Trump administration said it planned to nominate a bipartisan pair to the hobbled agency. [read post]