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Attempt to Make Gift Bans Unconstitutional in KY
It was only a matter of time before the U.S. Supreme Court's campaign finance opinions (and decisions at the trial and appellate level that have applied them to other situations) would be used to argue...
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Chicago Revolving Door Scheme with Indirect Benefits
A former head of Chicago's public school system has said she will plead guilty to a scheme to take hundreds of thousands of dollars, airfare, meals, and baseball tickets in exchange for steering more...
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DC's Mayoral Booster Club To Closes Its Clubhouse
I have all but called for prohibiting mayoral golf tournaments and similar pet nonprofit events, because they are an unnecessary form of pay to play that is legal primarily because they help good...
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"At the end of the day, anybody could fall into a trap like I did."— Former New York state senator Thomas W. Libous, after being sentenced to a $50,000 fine and probation for lying about the fact that...
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Gifts of Sexual Relations
When gifts from lobbyists to government officials are discussed, what they consist of is usually money (including campaign contributions), meals, trips, and services. A pending Missouri House bill...
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