The Speaker of the House of Commons has resigned in connection with a scandal involving apparent abuse of expenses. For the first time in three centuries, the speaker of the House of Commons has resigned — the biggest casualty in a widening scandal in which lawmakers expensed such things as installing a chandelier or cleaning […]
The Austin-American Statesman appears to take an immense interest in the dining habits of lobbyists and lawmakers here. With less than two weeks left in the Texas legislative session, lawmakers and Capitol aides are eating in a lot these days, often on the tab of the hundreds of lobbyists trying to pass and kill legislation on […]
The Federal Election Commission closed a case involving Sarah Palin’s clothing. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the good-government group that filed the complaint, argued that candidates aren’t supposed to use donor money for personal expenses such as clothes. The FEC ruled Tuesday that the ban doesn’t apply to party money, however.