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14 Aug 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal Abrupt Change to Census Deadline Could Result in an Undercount of Latino and Black Communities Philadelphia Inquirer – Jose Del Real and Fredrick Kunkle (Washington Post) | Published: 8/9/2020 Census experts and advocates warn the Trump administration’s decision to end the decennial count a month earlier than expected will result in a dramatic undercount of Black and Latino communities across the country, which could have grave effects on federal funding and… [read post]
17 Sep 2021, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – GOP Lawmaker Who Refused to Follow Mask Mandate While Flying Says She Can’t Get to the Alaskan Capital MSN – Derek Hawkins (Washington Post) | Published: 9/11/2021 An Alaska lawmaker requested an excusal from the state Senate until mid-January, citing the challenges of traveling to Juneau from Anchorage after she was suspended from flying on Alaska Airlines earlier this year. [read post]
12 Mar 2021, 3:00 am
From the States and Municipalities California – As Newsom Pushes to Extend Emergency Spending Authority During Pandemic, Lobbyist Influence Remains Opaque Capital Public Radio – Scott Rodd | Published: 3/4/2021 While lobbyists in California must disclose efforts to influence policy and legislation, they are not required to disclose lobbying activities when vying for lucrative contracts. [read post]
26 May 2023, 4:00 am
In March, after the group had already made significant inroads in Legislatures with its model bill, lobbyists, and hearing witnesses, it incorporated Do No Harm Action as a separate nonprofit with a tax status that allows for more lobbying, From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Groups Settle Arizona Lawsuit Over Voter Intimidation at Ballot Boxes MSN – Daniel Gilbert (Washington Post) | Published: 5/21/2023 An Arizona group that monitored ballot drop boxes… [read post]
23 Feb 2024, 3:00 am
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]
28 May 2021, 4:00 am
National/Federal Biden Justice Department Fights Release of Legal Memo on Prosecuting Trump Politico – Josh Gerstein | Published: 5/24/2021 The Department of Justice released more of a key memorandum concluding former President Trump did not commit obstruction of justice through his alleged attempts to thwart federal investigations, including special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia. [read post]
4 Aug 2023, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities California – Why California Cities Use Your Tax Dollars to Lobby the Legislature CalMatters – Sameea Kamal and Jeremia Kimelman | Published: 8/3/2023 An analysis shows local governments, water districts, and transit agencies in California have spent nearly $24 million on lobbying the state this year, accounting for about 10 percent of the more than $233 million total. [read post]
19 Apr 2024, 3:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Europe – EU Auditors Say Lobbyists Can Easily Slip Under Bloc’s Radar Yahoo Finance – Nette Noestlinger (Reuters) | Published: 4/16/2024 Lobbyists can easily bypass European Union (EU) transparency rules to influence policy, auditors said. [read post]
26 Jun 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal A Winner on Election Day in November? [read post]
9 Feb 2024, 3:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – ‘Issue of Transparency’: Arizona Coyotes’ land interest raises ethics flags for Gov. [read post]
2 Jul 2021, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Arizona’s Maricopa County Will Replace Voting Equipment, Fearful That GOP-Backed Election Review Has Compromised Security MSN – Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) | Published: 6/28/2021 Arizona’s Maricopa County [read post]
11 Feb 2022, 3:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Supreme Court Stops Lower Court Order Requiring Alabama to Draw a New District Voting Map Favorable to Black Residents MSN – Robert Barnes (Washington Post) | Published: 2/7/2022 The U.S. [read post]
6 May 2022, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – A Top Ducey Aide Raised Nearly $13k from Lobbyists Whose Cash He Promised to Shun Arizona Mirror – Dillon Rosenblatt | Published: 5/3/2022 When Matt Gress, the budget director for Gov. [read post]
10 Mar 2023, 3:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Arizona Sues After County Puts an Election Skeptic in Charge of Voting DNyuz – Neil Vigdor (New York Times) | Published: 3/8/2023 An Arizona county is being sued by the state’s attorney general after it transferred voting oversight to the county’s Republican recorder, who has cast doubts about past election results in a place where former President. [read post]
7 Apr 2023, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Oceania – Government’s Proposed Crackdown on Lobbyists Dismissed as Too Tentative Radio New Zealand – Staff | Published: 4/4/2023 Following a media investigation into lobbying in New Zealand, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins commissioned long-term work on regulating the industry, but in the meantime wanted lobbyists to develop their own code of conduct and is removing their swipe card access to Parliament. [read post]
5 Aug 2022, 4:00 am
” From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Arizona Officials Warned Fake Electors Plan Could ‘Appear Treasonous’ MSN – Maggie Haberman and Luke Broadwater (New York Times) | Published: 8/3/2022 Two Arizona Republicans recruited by allies of former President Trump to join an effort to keep him in office after he lost the 2020 election grew so concerned about the plan that they told lawyers working on it that they feared their actions could be seen… [read post]
10 May 2019, 9:24 am
National/Federal A Lawsuit About Trump and the NRA Could Upend How the Government Polices Campaign FinanceMother Jones – Nihal Krishan | Published: 5/1/2019 A lawsuit involving the National Rifle Association (NRA) is poised to act as a major test for the FEC chairperson’s new strategy to force the agency to take more aggressive action to police campaign finance law. [read post]
2 Jun 2023, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities California – Charity Set Up to Support Mayor’s Office Withholds Records, Collected Funds from Companies with Business Before the City MSN – Jeff McDonald (San Diego Union-Tribune) | Published: 5/30/2023 The nonprofit For All of Us collects tens of thousands of dollars from donors to support causes embraced by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria. [read post]
7 Oct 2022, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Supreme Court Debates Alabama’s Refusal of Second Black Voting District MSN – Robert Barnes (Washington Post) | Published: 10/4/2022 The U.S. [read post]
3 Mar 2023, 3:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – AG Steve Marshall Accuses Alabama Ethics Director Tom Albritton of ‘Self-Dealing’ from Charitable Trust AL.com – Mike Cason | Published: 3/1/2023 State Attorney General Steve Marshall accused Alabama Ethics Commission Director Tom Albritton of improperly benefiting from a charitable trust for which Albritton was a board member because Albritton’s children received more than $100,000 in scholarship… [read post]
