Iowa has a new contributor search system, according to this report. Iowa has had an online system for five years but a search for information, such as a donor’s name, wasn’t available. Charlie Smithson, the campaign and ethics board’s executive director, says that meant most information was beyond the public’s reach. Check out the system […]
Month: October 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 […]