The Hill reports that Rep. Rangel’s travel to two destinations is being reviewed. I noted the original story in December 2008 here. Yesterday, The Hill reported: The conservative National Legal and Policy Center’s president, Peter Flaherty, traveled to St. Maarten and found evidence that corporate sponsors paid for the conference. House rules imposed by Democrats […]
Day: June 3, 2009
Another Illinois Update
Here’s another story on reforms in Illinois. Illinois politicians running for office next year can say something virtually unheard of in the state’s long, shady history: We put limits on the size of campaign contributions. But they won’t actually have to abide by the limits until after the 2010 elections. And when the limits do […]
DiMasi Update (Indictments)
In a story I’ve followed (click on the Massachusetts category), former Massachusetts House Speaker DiMasi was indicted yesterday. Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and three associates were indicted Tuesday on federal charges alleging they conspired to help a software company win $20 million in state contracts and conceal money they got from the company. […]