Month: July 2008

No Limits in MO

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 14, 2008
Categories In Missouri

Gov. Blunt signed a bill repealing Missouri’s contribution limits to state candidates, according to this report.

Officeholder’s Rent Issues

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 11, 2008
Categories In House

The Times has a piece on the rental arrangements of a federal officeholder and House gift rules. Some Congressional ethics experts, while saying it appears legitimate for Mr. Rangel to have one rent-stabilized apartment, question whether his acceptance of the additional units may violate the House of Representatives’ ban on members’ accepting gifts of more […]

Orange County Gets Limits

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 10, 2008
Categories In Florida

Orange County, Florida passed the “the strongest ethics ordinance in the state of Florida.” Orange County commissioners unanimously approved ethics and campaign-finance reforms late Tuesday — a package that some residents and government watchdog groups complained didn’t go far enough.