An Arizona state lawmaker will fight the Citizens Clean Elections Commission’s decision to remove him from office, according to this report. “I’m done with taking it. I’m now on the offensive, and it will be a blitzkrieg,” [Rep. Doug] Quelland said. “I have done nothing wrong.”
Month: May 2009
Illinois: What Will Change?
Illinois is still considering changes to its campaign finance laws. Illinois Senate Democrats on Wednesday released their campaign finance plan, which would set limits on how much money individuals, labor unions and other organizations could contribute to political candidates. But the proposal, a component of lawmakers’ efforts at ethics reform, wouldn’t stop legislative leaders from […]
Tennessee Ethics Commission Sees Changes
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that an executive with the Tennessee Ethics Commission was removed. Tennessee Ethics Commission members this afternoon effectively fired the watchdog agency’s executive director, Bruce Androphy, putting him on administrative leave until Aug. 10 when his pay and benefits will be terminated.