Month: February 2009

Gregg, the Census, 2010, and Redistricting

Michael Barone covers the implications of Judd Gregg’s appointment as Commerce Secretary. The Obama administration subsequently announced that the director of the Census Bureau will report directly to the White House, according to this report.

American Rights at Work

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 5, 2009
Categories In LDA

Secretary of Labor nominee Hilda Solis is facing questions on her affiliation with American Rights at Work, a group promoting unions, according to this report. In the written exchange, Republican senators asked if that would run afoul of Obama’s new ethics policy. Obama has announced that appointees who lobbied on an issue must steer clear […]

AZ: SCA Update

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 5, 2009
Categories In Arizona

Here’s an update on an Arizona case involving the Sheriff’s Command Association. Joel Fox, a captain with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, argued during a Feb. 4 administrative hearing that the fine was improperly levied against him. Fox, who created the Sheriff’s Command Association and managed its money, said he was not given a chance to […]