Month: April 2009

Sen. Dodd’s Galway Cottage

According to this report, a group filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Dodd regarding his property in Ireland. Dodd bought the County Galway cottage with Kansas City businessman William Kessinger in 1994 for $160,000. Dodd said he contributed $12,000 toward the down payment and owned one-third of the property, while Kessinger owned two-thirds. In a […]

Ethics: An Election Issue?

The Intelligencer Journal summarizes recent ethics proposals in Pennsylvania and concludes that the issues may become important in the upcoming election. I advise you to settle in, because even though the 2010 election is still a year away, we’re already seeing what will play a starring role — ethics.