The Mormon Times reports on the lawsuit surrounding California’s Proposition 8 here. The suit seeks a court order exempting Proposition 8 committees from identifying people who donated shortly before or after the Nov. 4 election. Previous contributors already have been named. California’s Political Reform Act, approved by voters in 1974, requires disclosure of the name, […]
In terms of the types of uses that constitute potential personal use of campaign funds, this case doesn’t seem so outrageous. Dallas City Council member Carolyn Davis used campaign finance money to fix her car’s brakes — a potential violation of state ethics rules prohibiting candidates from using political funds for personal expenses
In a story I’ve followed for some time, Mass. House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi has announced that he intends to resign. DiMasi, reeling from ethics probes connected to his former campaign treasurer, ended months of speculation during which his subordinates have openly campaigned to replace him. DiMasi, who also will give up his North End representative’s […]