Month: December 2008

FL: Paying Lobbyists

It looks like the Nassau County Commission wants to hire a lobbyist.  But can they pay one?  That’s the topic of this report. Disagreement continued Monday between the Nassau County Commission and the county clerk over the proposed hiring of a federal lobbyist. In a letter to the board, Clerk of Court John Crawford expressed […]

Rep. Rangel Responds

Rep. Rangel responded to The Times and its recent reporting on allegations related to his finances. Representative Charles B. Rangel has challenged a Times article of Nov. 25, 2008 about his role in preserving a tax loophole for a corporation at the same time its chief executive officer was pledging $1 million to the congressman’s […]