June 20, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying New York: “Lawyer Tapped as Board of Elections Commissioner Refuses to Give Up Lobbying, Raising Conflict of Interest Concerns” by Erin Durkin for New York Daily News Ethics “Trump, Clinton Money Awash in Conflicts of Interest” by Katy O’Donnell […]
Lobbying
New York: “Lawyer Tapped as Board of Elections Commissioner Refuses to Give Up Lobbying, Raising Conflict of Interest Concerns” by Erin Durkin for New York Daily News
Ethics
“Trump, Clinton Money Awash in Conflicts of Interest” by Katy O’Donnell for Politico
“Lawmakers Turned Over Gifts After Secretly Funded Trip to Azerbaijan” by Megan Wilson for The Hill
Alabama: “Impeachment Investigation of Alabama Governor Begins” by Associated Press for WTVC
Connecticut: “Ethics Panel to Rule If Wade Has Conflict in Anthem-Cigna Merger” by Mark Pazniokas for Connecticut Mirror
Rhode Island: “RI General Assembly Passes Ethics Reform Sponsored by Speaker, Senate President” by Christian Winthrop for Newport Buzz
South Carolina: “SC Supreme Court Hears Wilson-Pascoe Case” by Tim Smith for Greenville News
Elections
“Dozens of GOP Delegates Launch New Push to Halt Donald Trump” by Ed O’Keefe for Washington Post
May 12, 2016 •
Legislation Introduced to Allow Rhode Island Ethics Commission to Prosecute Lawmakers
On May 10, 2016, legislation was introduced in both the Rhode Island House and Senate calling for a voter-approved amendment to the state’s constitution granting more power to the Ethics Commission. House Joint Resolution 8189, introduced by House Speaker Nicholas […]
On May 10, 2016, legislation was introduced in both the Rhode Island House and Senate calling for a voter-approved amendment to the state’s constitution granting more power to the Ethics Commission.
House Joint Resolution 8189, introduced by House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, and Senate Joint Resolution 2953, introduced by Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed, grant the Ethics Commission power to prosecute ethics violations by lawmakers. Currently they are exempt from the Ethics Commission’s authority. The matching resolutions also prohibit the acceptance of complaints and initiation of investigations alleging a violation of the code of ethics by a candidate during the period beginning on the first day of declarations of candidacy for the office sought by the candidate and ending the day after the election for that office during the same year.
If approved by voters, the law would take effect on January 3, 2017.
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