Today is President Obama’s 100th day in office. On the White House’s Ethics website, the White House asks readers to, “Please check back soon.” Some groups are praising the Obama administration’s efforts to strengthen ethics and transparency laws.
Month: April 2009
Illinois Reform Commission Urges Reforms
The Illinois Reform Commission issues a report calling for a number of campaign finance and ethics reforms, according to this Times report. Perhaps most challenging, some commission recommendations would require state lawmakers to agree to changes in the way they do their work, including the removing of self-interest from legislative redistricting, adding more checks to […]
Alleged Under Reporting of Lobbyist Expenses, a $500,000 No-interest Loan, and an Imprisoned Former Speaker
This story from the Raleigh News & Observer contains all of the above. Don Beason, once one of the state’s most powerful lobbyists, is the subject of an investigation into whether he directed clients to underreport their payments to him, according to an investigator’s affidavit. In the four-page sworn statement filed in Wake County Superior […]