COMPLAINT OVER PAYMENT. WT. “Common Cause filed a complaint with both the Department of Justice and Federal Elections Commission on Monday concerning a payment made to the adult film star reported to have had an affair with President Trump.” CO: GIFT SCRUTINY. DP. “Freebies flow regularly into Denver City Council offices from city departments and […]
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DC: REFORM BILL PASSES. WT. “The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a campaign finance reform bill that still faces opposition from Mayor Muriel Bowser.” ME: ETHICS ENTANGLEMENTS. BDN. “The Bangor City Council member who now is the target of an ethics investigation has a history of failing to disclose his financial entanglements, the Bangor […]
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FALLOUT FOR IRS. WP. “Years of conservative attacks on the Internal Revenue Service have greatly diminished the ability of agency regulators to oversee political activity by charities and other nonprofits, documents and interviews show.” ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BLOOM. LZ. “Lisa Bloom’s efforts to arrange undisclosed compensation during the 2016 presidential campaign for women accusing President Donald […]