ENSIGN IN THE NEWS. Story here. “A federal judge has ordered the Department of Justice to disclose more information about its investigation of former Nevada Sen. John Ensign, who resigned from Congress in 2011 in the midst of an ethics scandal.”
VICTORY IN FEE SUIT. HuffPo. “Lobbyist Lanny Davis on Monday won his lawsuit against the small African dictatorship of Equatorial Guinea that alleged the government failed to reimburse him for more than $150,000 in expenses while he was lobbying for the country.”
AR: ETHICS REFRESHER. Story here. “Arkansas House and Senate leaders say lawmakers will meet for a refresher course on the state’s ethics laws after a state senator resigned over his campaign spending money on clothes, home theater equipment and other personal items.”
AR: REFORM PUSH. Story here. “A group of House Democrats say they’ve formed a special committee to push for more ethics reform.”
CT: AIDE SENTENCED. Story here. “Both at his trial months ago and as he waited for a federal judge to sentence him Tuesday, Robert Braddock Jr. maintained his silence.”
HI: TWO PICKED. Story here. “Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie is appointing two new members of the state ethics commission.”
MA: MAYOR SUED. Story here. “Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua is being sued by the state attorney general and campaign finance regulators for alleged campaign finance law violations, in the latest round of trouble for an official who has been dogged by controversy.”
MO: COMMISSION PICK. Story here. “A longtime attorney in Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration has been chosen as executive director of the Missouri Ethics Commission.”
VA: FUND FOR LEGAL COSTS. The Post. “Supporters of Gov. Robert F. McDonnell launched a Web site with a testimonial from Virginia’s longest-serving legislator on Monday in a bid to raise money for the governor’s mounting legal bills.”
HAVE A GREAT DAY. I’ll send around the next set of links on Tuesday. Have a great Labor Day weekend!