This Boston Globe editorial lauds efforts to reform Massachusetts’ ethics and campaign finance laws. The 40-page bill hammered out by both branches of the Legislature increases the penalties for bribery to up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine – up from the current $5,000, the lowest in the nation. It includes a […]
Day: June 26, 2009
Bundlers Abroad
President Obama has appointed a number of his campaign bundlers, fundraisers, and donors to foreign postings, according to this Post report. Obama said he will nominate William Eacho, chief executive officer of Carlton Capital Group, a private investment company, to be ambassador to Austria. Eacho raised more than $500,000 for Obama’s presidential run; he and […]
Texas Ethics Issue
Should a judge be removed from a case when he got campaign contributions from a law firm linked to a defendant in a case? This Post article presents exactly that question.