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Chicago Ethics Board wants fines and suspensions for lobbyists who give money to mayoral candidates
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 hours agoThe Chicago Board of Ethics wants a law on the books that allows it to fine and even temporarily...
Candidate Guide: Polls open for NC primary runoff elections
WSOC via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago“The state auditor job, I think, has been an office that, quite frankly, has been overlooked,”...
Democracy for sale or rent
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoJohn M. Harrison of Minneapolis to advance a piece of tax legislation. Today we’d call these folks lobbyists. The Harrison bill would have capped...
How TikTok’s slick, ‘tone-deaf’ lobbyist in Washington miscalculated as Congress passed sale-or-ban...
New York Post· 2 days ago“When you walk into a Congressional office wearing shoes that are five times more expensive than the...
There’s a $50 story behind some kind words for Costco at a recent Miami-Dade meeting
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 hours ago“They do it all the time.” There’s no law against receiving compensation to speak before the County...
‘Dangerous job:’ Lawmakers weigh setting minimum salaries for some sheriffs, jailers, deputies
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoOKLAHOMA CITY — Lawmakers are taking a second look at a controversial plan that could use state...
Republicans in West Virginia governor’s race run to the right on transgender issues
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTransgender issues have emerged as an unexpected focal point in West Virginia’s gubernatorial race,...
Senate report on lobbying passes the buck on improving transparency or legislation - EconoTimes
EconoTimes· 6 days agoLobbying is at the heart of government. Who has access to and influence over key government...
Does the DOJ target more Republicans than Democrats? Here’s the data
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe long-standing allegation from former President Donald Trump is that President Joe Biden has...
‘We’re on the friends and family plan now’: New details emerge in alleged AT&T scheme to bribe...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoCHICAGO — Less than two weeks after AT&T Illinois’ bill to end mandated land line service became law...