Florida CFO Alex Sink ordered an audit of her use of state planes, according to this report. Sink has occasionally also used a state plane to pick up or drop off a family member, although she reimbursed the state for the cost of the flights. She once had the plane drop her off in Fort […]
Day: June 28, 2009
MSRB and Broker Dealers’ Contributions
The WSJ printed a compliance watch last week on a Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board proposal to regulate broker dealers’ contributions to bond campaigns on the ballot. Current MSRB rules on contributions don’t address bond ballot campaigns at all – just contributions to individuals’ political campaigns. Broker dealers and the financial professionals they employ aren’t barred […]
Monday’s Opinion in Citizens United
The Post notes what’s at stake in Citizens United. The court is considering whether a movie that was critical of Hillary Rodham Clinton during her presidential campaign should be regulated as a campaign ad. The scathing 90-minute documentary about the former New York senator and current secretary of state was made by a conservative group. […]