Filing dates for Form 8872 this year are here.
Day: January 9, 2009
FL: Honest Services Fraud
A Palm Beach County Commissioner resigned after being charged with corruption charges, according to this report. Mary McCarty and her husband were formally charged Friday in separate criminal investigations, one day after the former Palm Beach County commissioner resigned and said she would voluntarily plead guilty to a federal corruption charge. Federal authorities have charged […]
Lobbyist Fees on the Table
This is one of several stories noting how legislative bodies across the country consider their relationships with lobbyists and lobbying firms. Gila County, Arizona supervisors recently considered fees. The county currently spends $89,000 on a state lobbyist and has a $169,000 per year contract with a federal lobbyist. “I feel like they’ve had little contact […]