Today is President Obama’s 100th day in office. On the White House’s Ethics website, the White House asks readers to, “Please check back soon.” Some groups are praising the Obama administration’s efforts to strengthen ethics and transparency laws. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2009
The Illinois Reform Commission issues a report calling for a number of campaign finance and ethics reforms, according to this Times report. Perhaps most challenging, some commission recommendations would require state lawmakers to agree to changes in the way they … Continue reading
This story from the Raleigh News & Observer contains all of the above. Don Beason, once one of the state’s most powerful lobbyists, is the subject of an investigation into whether he directed clients to underreport their payments to him, … Continue reading