Month: March 2009

UT: Lobbyist Restriction Passed

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 11, 2009
Categories In Utah

The Utah Senate passed a restriction on ex-officeholders lobbying, according to this report.

Obama Waiving

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 11, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

The Hill reports that a few more waivers to President Obama’s ethics executive order have been dispensed from on high (Norm Eisen). The waivers were provided for Jocelyn Frye, director of policy and projects in the Office of the First Lady, and Cecilia Munoz, director of intergovernmental affairs in the executive office of the president. The […]

Adolfo Carrion’s Chalet Issue?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 11, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

Adolfo Carrion, who President Obama named to head his Office on Urban Policy, is facing questions raised in this Post article about a renovation of his home.