October 25, 2022 •
Anaheim Votes to Update City’s Sunshine Laws
Anaheim City Council has voted to modify the city’s Sunshine Ordinance in response to the Angels Stadium corruption case. The change mandates city employees must retain emails on their server for at least two years. The new ordinance makes certain […]
Anaheim City Council has voted to modify the city’s Sunshine Ordinance in response to the Angels Stadium corruption case.
The change mandates city employees must retain emails on their server for at least two years.
The new ordinance makes certain violations of the lobbying code misdemeanors and requires all reports filed by the lobbyists be done so under penalty of perjury.
The new ordinance also changes the due dates for quarterly reports from the last day of the month to 30 days from the end of the quarter.
May 26, 2020 •
Judge Ends Two-year Limit on Campaign Contributions in Arkansas
A federal judge has made his temporary injunction permanent in allowing Arkansas candidates for statewide office to accept campaign contributions more than two years before an election. U.S. District Judge James Moody Jr. reinforced his initial ruling that it is […]
A federal judge has made his temporary injunction permanent in allowing Arkansas candidates for statewide office to accept campaign contributions more than two years before an election.
U.S. District Judge James Moody Jr. reinforced his initial ruling that it is unconstitutional for the state to ban contributions for state office candidates more than two years before an election.
In January, a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Moody’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction against the state’s blackout period for accepting campaign contributions.
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