December 8, 2017 •
Friday’s Government, Ethics and Campaign Finance News Roundup
Campaign Finance
Democrat Doug Jones has raised and spent far more money than Roy Moore in bid for U.S. Senate seat by Brian Lawson for WHNT
Missouri: Former Jackson County executive Mike Sanders accused of using disabled man to pocket campaign donations by Dave D’Marko for Fox4KC
Rhode Island: Two lawmakers fined by R.I. Elections Board for campaign-finance breaches by Patrick Anderson for The Providence Journal
Ethics
House Ethics Committee To Investigate Blake Farenthold For Sexual Harassment Allegations by Shreesha Ghosh for The International Business Times
Ex-Ethics director to file second ethics complaint against Conway by John Bowden for The Hill
Rep. Trent Franks of Texas resigns amid Ethics investigation by Alan Fram for WJLA
Rep. Devin Nunes cleared of allegations that he disclosed classified information in Russia investigation by Sarah Wire for The Los Angeles Times
Lobbying
California: Backlash ripples through California politics after women denounce sexual harassment by Calmatters for The Press Enterprise
Canada: Premier’s chief of staff admits late filing, appears to break lobbying rules from Yahoo! News
Florida: Gubernatorial candidate Graham proposes reforms to prevent sexual harassment by Troy Kinsey for Spectrum News 9
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