May 7, 2015 •
Thursday News Roundup
Campaign Finance
“Cash Flows in Year of SuperPAC 2.0” by Tarini Parti for Politico
“F.E.C. Data Shows Campaign Fines Hit Record Low in 2014” by Eric Lichtblau for New York Times
“Hillary Clinton’s Big-Money Dilemma” by Glenn Thrush and Anna Palmer for Politico
Ethics
California: “Transparency Gets Win as Funds OK’d to Digitize Financial Disclosure by Public Officials” by Alexandra Bjerg for California Forward Reporting
Florida: “Broward Politicians Want Looser Ethics Code” by Brittany Wallman for South Florida Sun Sentinel
Georgia: “For Ga. Board, Common Cause’s ‘Different Path’ Leads to Protest” by Jonathan Shapiro for WABE
Hawaii: “Still No Love for Public Interest Bills at Hawaii Legislature” by Ian Lind for Honolulu Civil Beat
New York: “Congratulations, New York, You’re #1 in Corruption” by Alan Greenblatt for Politico
New York: “Effort to Strip Pensions from Corrupt New York Officials Stalls” by Thomas Kaplan for New York Times
Washington: “Bothell Mayor Exonerated in Ethics Investigation” by Lynn Thompson for Seattle Times
Legislative Issues
Minnesota: “Minnesota House Floor Can Be a Theater of The Absurd” by Patrick Coolican for Minneapolis Star Tribune
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