In Suffolk County, there’s a new proposal to ban political contributions from county employees and those doing business with the county. Alden’s proposal, which remains in draft form, would set a ballot referendum to ask voters to make illegal political contributions from county employees, people doing business with the county, recipients of funding from the […]
Author: Eric Brown
“Corporate Booty”
This Reno-Gazette Journal article covers “corporate booty” provided to the Nevada delegation. So far, the Nevada delegation has been wined and dined with free food and cocktails at an opening night reception hosted by Palo Alto-based Varian Medical Systems. While wooing first-time delegates, company officials also had access to some Nevada elected officials in the […]
Obstruction of Justice
Here’s an update on Rep. Thomas Wright, a former member of the North Carolina legislature. Wright, 53, is already serving time in a Pamlico County prison after being convicted four months ago on charges he mishandled charity contributions and fraudulently obtained a $150,000 loan in part by getting a state official to write a bogus […]