Day: October 7, 2008

SEC v. Hsu

The LA Times has an update on Norman Hsu. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that accuses Hsu of using a company called Next Components to solicit investments that promised high rates of return by providing short-term loans to other companies. 

TX: Lobbyist Disclosure

The Houston Chronicle covers potential officeholder/lobbyist conflicts. Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick is in business with a lobbyist but can’t say who. Fellow Rep. Sid Miller finally disclosed his lobbyist dealings, but only after someone complained. And then there are Reps. Kino Flores and Jim Murphy: their day jobs intersect with state government interests but […]

Yard Sign Theft

Here’s a story on a stolen Obama sign courtesy of WauwatosaNow. The owners of the apartment building at 8011 W. North Ave. are offering $100 as a reward leading to the return of a series of Obama/Biden yard signs which they have reported stolen from the front lawn, and for the arrest and conviction of […]