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September 17, 2015  •  

Special Election Called for Iowa House District 5

A special election for state House District 5 has been scheduled for November 3, 2015 to coincide with the regular municipal general elections. The seat was held for more than 10 years by Rep. Chuck Soderberg, who resigned to take […]

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The Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission has provided notice of a public hearing to amend Title 4, Chapter 6, Rules and Regulations for Lobbying. The proposed amendments will bring the rules and regulations in line with the provisions of Laws […]

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September 17, 2015  •  

San Diego, CA Raises Lobbyist Fees

On September 15, the San Diego, California City Council voted unanimously to raise the registration fees for lobbyists. The new ordinance, which was approved by the Budget Committee in July, increases the annual registration from $40 to $150. Annual registration […]

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September 17, 2015  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Lobbying Kansas: “Lobbyist Lunches Rankle KanCare Critics” by Andy Marso for KCUR South Carolina: “Ethics Board: It’s legal for Haley to get season tickets” by Seanna Adcox (Associated Press) for Kitsap Sun Campaign Finance “Can Anything Be Done About All […]

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September 16, 2015  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

Lobbying Arizona: “Second Arizona Corporation Commissioner Regulator Found to Be Lobbyist” by Ryan Randazzo for Arizona Republic California: “San Diego Lobbyist Fee Nearly Quadruples” by David Garrick for San Diego Union-Tribune Campaign Finance “Twitter Offers New Cash Stream for Presidential […]

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Lobbying “Lobbyist Finds a Quiet Place to Work, as a Six-Figure U.S. Government Contractor” by Eric Lipton for New York Times California: “Number of California Lobbyists Grows over Past Decade” by Jim Miller for Sacramento Bee Florida: “Lobbyist Miscues Laid […]

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September 14, 2015  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying Hawaii: “Lawsuit Seeks New City Council Votes on Honolulu Rail” by Nick Grube for Honolulu Civil Beat Missouri: “Report: Lobbyist goodies for Missouri lawmakers topped $10M over past decade” by Kevin McDermott for St. Louis Post-Dispatch Campaign Finance California: […]

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September 14, 2015  •  

California Legislature Adjourns Regular Session

On September 11, the California State Legislature adjourned its regular session sine die. Before adjourning, the legislature sent several ethics bills to the Gov. Jerry Brown, including Assembly Bill 10, which contains provisions affecting elected officials’ disclosure of financial investments […]

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The Legislature has passed a bill requiring new political advertising standards. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, Assembly Bill 990 will require political advertisements to carry larger statements clearly stating information about who is paying for the advertisement. Bonilla introduced the […]

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The State Assembly has passed Assembly Bill 10 and sent it to the governor. This bill contains provisions affecting elected officials’ disclosure of financial investments and conflicts of interest. It requires public officials to provide more detailed information about their […]

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September 11, 2015  •  

Recall Campaign to Continue in Oregon

The Oregon Office of the Secretary of State has ruled a recall campaign against state Sen. Floyd Prozanski did not violate election law to collect the signatures it turned in. This ruling means the recall effort will be able to […]

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State Rep. Angela Wozniak is being investigated by the Assembly Ethics Commission following claims of sexual harassment. A male member of her staff made the complaint against her. Wozniak’s attorney, Steven Cohen, would make no comment beyond stating the representative […]

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On September 15, the Sacramento, California City Council will vote to determine whether to create an ethics commission with a new ethics code. An office of compliance would also be created for city employee training of local and state ethics […]

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On September 10, a bill requiring disclosure of funding for California government officials’ travel was sent by the Legislature to the Governor. Senate Bill 21 requires a nonprofit organization paying for the actual costs of travel for an elected state […]

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