The Riverside Press-Enterprise discusses California’s Prop. 34 in this report about campaign finance cases involving Mark Leggio, among others. “Proposition 34 has allowed far too many ways for officeholders, candidates and special-interest contributors to legally circumvent its contribution limits,” commission chairman Ross Johnson told the Los Angeles Times last month. More on Prop. 34 is […]
Month: December 2009
More ethics news out of Philadelphia
Looking for the latest ethics developments coming from Philadelphia? Here’s a story about vacancies on the city’s Ethics Board. Two vacancies on Philadelphia’s five-member Board of Ethics have left the city’s official watchdog “weaker than it’s ever been,” according to board Executive Director Shane Creamer.
Georgia’s getting ethics reform
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the latest on ethics reform in Georgia, given the recent resignation of Speaker Richardson. Now, the crowd under the Gold Dome has taken a sudden interest in tightening rules. “It has suddenly become very fashionable to talk ethics,” said David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), the Republican caucus’ choice for new speaker.