Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch in the subject of an ethics complaint alleging that he accepted a gift over the$75 limit, according to this report. The complaint that [RI GOP Chairman] Cicione filed with the state Ethics Commission zeroes in on a different issue: a state regulation prohibiting public officials from accepting any gift […]
Day: September 29, 2009
Utahns for Ethical Government Update
The Deseret News reports on Utahns for Ethical Government’s efforts to put an ethics initiative on the ballot. Supporters of a Utah legislative ethics citizen initiative petition said Monday night they feel better about getting Lt. Gov. Greg Bell’s official OK on their petition, but still worry that his office could “stall” their voter signature […]
Ted Stevens-Roman Polanski Connection
The Times reports that the same prosecutor who pursued Sen. Ted Stevens was the one who signed a letter to Swiss officials regarding Roman Polanski.