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Ethics & Conflicts of Interest
Codes of conduct, conflicts, lobbying rules, and watchdog/IG investigations.
- Impresa Legal Group Leads Class Action Lawsuit Against Extremist Groups and Foreign-Funded Organizations for Coordinated Campaign to Harass Data Center Workers and Interfere with U.S. Technology Industry
The lawsuit, filed today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleges defendants spearheaded numerous in-person protest events involving hundreds of individuals and encouraged others to harass and…
- Oregon voters on Tuesday passed most local fire, school funding proposals
Published 8:50 am Friday, November 6, 2026 Oregonians on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved new, or renewed, taxes to fund rural firefighting departments and school districts. Funding for local fire districts were on ballots in one quarter of…
- Seymour Ethics Board Could Take Action On Complaint Monday
SEYMOUR – Al and Kristen Bruno were part of a closed-door meeting of the town’s board of ethics Monday (Nov. 2). Al Bruno is a member of the Board of Selectpersons. Kristen Bruno is a member of the Seymour Board of Education. According to…
- ND Attorney General questions Ethics Commission’s decision to investigate state Development Fund
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – An investigation into the North Dakota Development Fund by the state Ethics Commission is drawing some criticism from top elected leaders. The investigation was launched after an audit of the Development Fund last month…
- AG who led corruption probe is not reappointed
Friday, November 6, 2026 76° Today's Paper Today • Updated 12:32 a.m. STAR-ADVERTISER / FEB. 24 Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez appears at a news conference on the investigation into Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke. The state attorney…
- AI to assess inmates’ risk levels in US prisons
Authorities in the US state of Michigan plan to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) system to assess the risk posed by prison inmates. The algorithm will classify inmates into four risk categories based on the likelihood of them…
- Lobbyist Moves: American Eagle Financial Credit Union Among Four New Lobbying Clients
CT News Junkie Four organizations took on new lobbying representation at the state Capitol this week, according to filings with the Office of State Ethics. They include East Hartford-based American Eagle Financial Credit Union, which hired…
- National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics names Montgomery’s Greg Jones a 2026 ‘Top Lobbyist’
Greg Jones, a familiar face at the Alabama State House, has been named a 2026 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics. Jones, founder of The Jones Group, was selected from more than 500 nominations nationwide for the…
- West Virginia city manager fined $2,000 for bringing infant to work at city hall
West Virginia State Capitol CLARKSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Clarksburg City Manager Tiffany Fell has been fined $2,000 and publicly reprimanded after admitting to violating the West Virginia Governmental Ethics Act by bringing her infant…
- Sonoma Supervisor Lynda Hopkins Faces Second FPPC Conflict-of-Interest Probe
The Fair Political Practices Commission has opened a formal investigation into a complaint concerning Sonoma County Supervisor Lynda Hopkins, the latest ethics matter involving her votes. The agency notified Sebastopol resident Adina…
- Former Barre DPW chief pays $35K for violating conflict of interest law
The State Ethics Commission issued a Final Order last Thursday allowing a Joint Motion to Dismiss the adjudicatory proceeding against Pimental and approving a Disposition Agreement in which he admits to the violations and waives his right…
- Florida Commission on Ethics dismisses complaint against Property Appraiser Ayesha Solomon
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Commission on Ethics dismissed an ethics complaint alleging that Alachua County Property Appraiser Ayesha Solomon allowed a company to use her name and image in their marketing materials. The complaint…
- Jury awards former MIT professor David Sabatini $6 million in sexual harassment defamation suit
In 2021, Sabatini resigned from the Whitehead Institute following an investigation into the workplace culture of his laboratory. The investigation concluded that Sabatini’s lab promoted a sexualized environment. Sabatini was also fired…
- UPDATE: Clarksburg City Manager admits to ethics violation, fined $2,000
WDTV 5 UPDATE: Clarksburg City Manager admits to ethics violation, fined $2,000 Marion County Commission honors Gen. Dennis Christian with proclamation Tucker County coal mine set to restart production after previously laying off nearly…
- JSC sets November hearing for Judge Belinda Hartle over alleged racial slur
Judge Belinda Hartle's hearing for allegedly using a racial slur against an Eastern Cape High Court has been set for 9 to 18 November. The Judicial Service Commission has confirmed that the hearing against Judge Belinda Hartle of the…
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