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10 May 2019, 3:01 am
National/Federal A Lawsuit About Trump and the NRA Could Upend How the Government Polices Campaign Finance Mother 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]
14 Oct 2022, 4:00 am
National/Federal A Congressional Campaign Committee Just Reimbursed a Dead Lawmaker for Travel Mileage Yahoo Finance – Madison Hall (Business Insider) | Published: 10/12/2022 The campaign committee of a deceased member of Congress reimbursed him for travel mileage months after he died. [read post]
30 Sep 2022, 4:00 am
National/Federal Brooklyn’s Library Moves to Slip Books Through Red State Bans MSN – Madina Touré (Politico) | Published: 9/24/2022 The front line of America’s culture war now runs straight through the nation’s school libraries, with conservatives in dozens of states outlawing books and instruction and the left working to shield targeted authors. [read post]
25 Mar 2022, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Alaska House Passes Campaign Contribution Limits Bill Alaska Public Media – Becky Bohrer (Associated Press) | Published: 3/17/2022 The Alaska House narrowly passed legislation that would set a limit on individual contributions to candidates after prior limits were struck down by a court and the state agency overseeing campaign finance rules urged the Legislature to revisit the issue. [read post]
4 Feb 2022, 3:00 am
National/Federal Campaigning to Oversee Elections, While Denying the Last One Yahoo News – Jennifer Medina, Nick Corasaniti, and Reid Epstein (New York Times) | Published: 1/30/2022 Nearly two dozen Republicans who have publicly questioned or disputed the results of the 2020 election are running for secretary of state across the country, in some cases after being directly encouraged by allies of former President Trump. [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal As Campaigns Move Online, America’s Chief Watchdog Isn’t Following Politico – Nancy Scola | Published: 3/23/2020 American electioneering has moved almost entirely online: voter townhalls are being replaced by digital meetups, campaign rallies are now streamed speeches, and donor one-on-ones are moving to FaceTime. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 3:00 am
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]
9 Jun 2023, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Europe – EU Commission Proposes Common Ethics Body for All EU Officials in Wake of Corruption Scandal ABC News – Samuel Petrequin (Associated Press) | Published: 6/8/2023 The European Union’s (EU) executive arm proposed to create an ethics body that would set up common rules of conduct for institutions after the 27-nation bloc was rocked last year by a cash-for-influence scandal. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal As Trump Attacks Voting by Mail, GOP Builds 2020 Strategy Around Limiting Its Expansion MSN – Amy Gardner, Shawn Boberg, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 6/1/2020 President Trump’s persistent attacks on mail-in voting have fueled an unprecedented effort by conservatives to limit expansion of the practice before the November election, with tens of millions of dollars planned for lawsuits and advertising aimed at restricting who receives ballots and… [read post]
21 Jun 2024, 3:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Trump Adviser Boris Epshteyn, Other Allies Plead Not Guilty in Arizona MSN – Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (Washington Post) | Published: 6/18/2024 Boris Epshteyn, a key adviser to Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges for his alleged role after the 2020 election to try to deliver Arizona’s 11 electoral votes to Trump instead of the rightful winner, Joe Biden. [read post]
20 Aug 2021, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Alaska Lawmaker Critical of State Move in Campaign Caps Case MSN – Becky Bohrer (Associated Press) | Published: 8/18/2021 The decision to not seek further legal review of a split court ruling that struck down several campaign contribution caps in Alaska was criticized by a state lawmaker who said the state should have pressed forward with a legal fight. [read post]
2 Feb 2024, 3:00 am
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]
16 Sep 2022, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Arkansas – Ethics Filing Against Flowers Frivolous, Senate Panel Says; Suspension Recommended for Clark Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Michael Wickline | Published: 9/10/2022 The Arkansas Senate Ethics Committee recommended the chamber suspend state Sen. [read post]
21 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm
National/Federal As Trump’s Presidency Recedes into History, Scholars Seek to Understand His Reign – and What It Says About American Democracy MSN – David Nakamura (Washington Post) | Published: 1/18/2021 President Trump’s four years in office ended after a reign defined by constant chaos, corruption, and scandal, a tenure that numerous scholars predict is destined to rank him among America’s worst presidents. [read post]
7 Jun 2024, 3:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – 2 Democrats Who Yelled Were Disorderly in AZ Abortion Debate, Panel Says Arizona Daily Star – Bob Christie (Capitol News Services) | Published: 6/4/2024 Two Democratic lawmakers who yelled at Republican House members after GOP legislators used a procedural maneuver to recess rather than allow a vote to repeal Arizona’s near-total abortion ban are guilty of disorderly conduct, the House ethics panel said. [read post]
5 Jul 2024, 3:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Appeals Court Upholds Core of AZ ‘Dark Money’ Disclosure Law Voters Approved in 2022 Arizona Mirror – Caitlin Sievers | Published: 6/29/2024 A three-judge panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals upheld most of the Voters’ Right to Know Act, which passed in 2022. [read post]
19 Jul 2019, 3:00 am
National/Federal Acting Labor Secretary Pizzella Lobbied for Russian-Connected Front Group, Worked with Jack Abramoff Center for Responsive Politics – Reid Champlin and Jessica Piper | Published: 7/12/2019 Patrick Pizzella will take the reins at the Department of Labor as acting secretary after Alex Acosta announced his resignation due to criticism for his light prosecution of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago. [read post]
16 May 2019, 9:01 pm
National/Federal At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine SputteringMSN – Danny Hakim (New York Times) | Published: 5/14/2019 A review of tax records by The New York Times shows that, to steady its finances, the National Rifle Association (NRA) increasingly relied on cash infusions and other transactions involving its affiliated foundation, at least $206 million worth since 2010. [read post]
10 Jun 2022, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities California – ‘Culture of Corruption’: Former DWP cybersecurity chief gets 4 years in prison Yahoo News – Dakota Smith (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 6/7/2022 A federal judge sentenced the former official in charge of cybersecurity at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) to four years in prison for lying to federal authorities. [read post]
11 Mar 2022, 3:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Decision Lifts Certain Contribution Limits in Alaska Associated Press News – Becky Rohrer | Published: 3/4/2022 Alaska will have unlimited campaign contributions in most instances after the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) declined to impose new caps after old limits were struck down as unconstitutional. [read post]
