today’s political law links

NOT GUILTY VERDICT.  Cleveland.com.  “North Canton businessman Ben Suarez was found not guilty of violating campaign finance laws.”

SHAHEEN TO AMEND.  WFB.  “Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D., N.H.) will amend a personal financial disclosure report to correct what her reelection campaign says is an error, after ethical questions were raised over stock she and her husband own.”

ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE.  WSJ.  ” I think people are talking about ethics, corporations are talking about ethics because that’s the buzzword. But whether they’re really fundamentally changing their cultures to make them more ethical, I have a question about that.”

FIORINA SUPER PAC.  Newsmax.  “Former technology executive Carly Fiorina, who chairs the American Conservative Union Foundation, plans a political assault against Democrats who used a ‘war on women’ narrative to success in 2012 elections.”

MO:  STREETCAR COMPLAINT DERAILED.  Bizjournals.com.  “The Missouri Ethics Commission rejected Citizens for Responsible Government’s ethics complaint alleging that Kansas City officials are attempting to use taxpayer money to influence coming elections.”

CA:  ETHICS IN SF.  SF Examiner.  “The report’s most damning recommendation is that political corruption cases should be handled by California’s oversight body, the Fair Political Practices Commission, on a trial basis instead of The City’s own oversight bodies, such as the Ethics Commission.”

RI:  FUND GREW.  WPRI.  “Former Providence Mayor Vincent A. ‘Buddy’ Cianci Jr.’s old campaign war chest grew by nearly $200,000 during his first two years in federal prison, according to campaign finance records reviewed by WPRI.com.”

RI:  LOAN FOR YEARS.  WPRI.  “Former House Speaker Gordon Fox had a personal loan from a registered legislative lobbyist for several years, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.”

SD:  DONATION FROM PAC.  Argus Leader.  “The catch is that money in the state arm of a party is limited in what it can be spent on — if you’re spending money for or against a federal candidate, then you have to follow FEC rules.”

WV:  NINE NAMED.  WVMetroNews.com.  “Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has chosen the nine people who will serve on the reworked state Ethics Commission. The appointments, which Tomblin announced Monday, will take effect on Tuesday.”

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