Month: July 2008

Municipal Ethics

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 8, 2008
Categories In State Issues

Check out the “nation’s only municipal ethics blog” here.

Electronic Disclosure in Nebraska

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 7, 2008
Categories In Nebraska

The State of Nebraska launched a new, online system by which corporations, unions, and industry trade and professional associations can report political contributions electronically. These groups will have the opportunity to file their Reports of Political Contributions online rather than complete the paper form known as the B-7. The report discloses the group’s campaign contributions […]

CA: Lobbyist Reporting Issues

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 7, 2008
Categories In California

Mercurynews.com reports: Five lobbyists failed to disclose meetings with San Jose’s elected leaders as required by the city’s lobbying regulations, according to an investigator’s report that a city commission will review today. But most of the lobbyists and council members disputed the investigator’s findings, saying the reported meetings either never happened or did not involve […]