The Baltimore Sun reports on rules passed, but not final just yet, in the wake of Mayor Dixon’s decision to resign. City officials must now request the permission of the ethics board at least 30 days in advance of a fundraising campaign and must stipulate from whom, when and in what amounts they will seek […]
Day: January 27, 2010
Corruption issues in North Carolina
How will ethics issues play in elections? That’s what this article about North Carolina politics discusses. “This could be a scenario where you have the megastorm, where you have just a terrible economy, you have unrest and anger with the electorate and then you have (corruption) on top of it,” said Brad Crone, a longtime […]
Update on Mollohan investigation
According to reports, the Department of Justice has ended an inquiry involving Rep. Alan Mollohan. The investigation appeared to focus on his financial disclosures and his role securing funds for nonprofit groups he helped create.