This AP report discusses why California lawmakers’ travel is being kept off the public record. (Via Alan Silberberg.) California lawmakers charged taxpayers for airfare totaling $2 million over a recent 2 1/2-year period, but the Legislature, citing security concerns, won’t disclose the destinations or produce proof that all the trips were for official state business.
Day: March 17, 2010
Laying down the rules on the House Republican earmark ban
Roll Call has the latest on a guidance document on the House Republican earmark ban. The four-page memo, obtained by Roll Call, reiterated that the moratorium affects all earmarks — including those that are tariff-and tax-related — as well as those made for defense, transportation and other authorizing bills. Senate Republicans are still considering their […]
Liberty Central update
The Times covers Liberty Central here this morning.