Category: Senate

In the News: Senate Disclosure

The Senate’s Public Financial Disclosure Reports are in the news. The seven-count indictment charges Stevens with making false statements by failing to disclose “things of value” he received from Veco Corp., the now-defunct Alaska-based oil services and construction company, and from its chairman, Bill Allen, over an eight-year period.

Senator Stevens Indicted

The Times has posted the Stevens indictment.   The Times reports: Mr. Stevens, 84, was indicted on seven felony counts related to renovations on his home in Alaska. The charges arise from an investigation that has been under way for more than a year, in connection with the senator’s relationship with a businessman who oversaw the […]

Convention Events

On Friday the Senate Select Committee on Ethics released its latest guidance on events during the national party conventions.  The Democratic convention will take place August 25-28 in Denver.  The Republican convention will take place September 1-4 in Minneapolis.