Monthly Archives: June 2009
Tennessee: Ethics and Election Finance in One Agency
Gov. Bredesen signed a law merging the Tennessee Ethics Commission with the state’s Registry of Election Finance. The Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance is born.
Posted in Tennessee
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San Francisco Campaign Finance Rules
The San Francisco Ethics Commission gets a critical look in this SF Weekly article. Sometimes it’s informative to get a glimpse at how the machinery that ostensibly keeps our politicians honest is working. Or isn’t.
Posted in California
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Nevada’s Largest Reporting Fine Ever?
A Nevada candidate was fined over $50,000 for reporting violations, according to this report. Secretary of State Ross Miller said Monday the penalty against Zachary Michael Triggs includes $15,000 in civil penalties and the balance in attorneys’ fees, interest and … Continue reading
Posted in Nevada
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No Blue Cross Bribery
The News & Observer reports that an alleged bribery case involving Blue Cross was unfounded. Investigators have cleared a lobbyist in an attempted bribery case handed over by the legislature’s ethics commission. A spokesman for Blue Cross and Blue Shield … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina
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Citizens United In the Media
The Times covers what transpired at the Supreme Court yesterday in Citizens United. “The court is poised to reverse longstanding precedents concerning the rights of corporations to participate in politics,” said Nathaniel Persily, a law professor at Columbia. “The only … Continue reading
Posted in Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases
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