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Apr 15 2024
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Legal, ethics complaints fly in Fountain Hills battle over apartments
Fountain Hills council members and the town clerk all have been named as defendants in a lawsuit over an apartment project, capping a chaotic span in which one council member was sanctioned for multiple ethics breaches and another is facing five ethics complaints. The battle involves a vote in January on a rezoning request for a 6.7-acre portion of Four Peaks Plaza, also known as the Target
AZ CentralMay 02 2024
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City of Northglenn to file ethics complaint against State Sen. Winter after Democrat appeared intoxicated at meeting
The Northglenn City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to file an ethics complaint against Democratic state Sen. Faith Winter after she appeared at an April 3 community meeting in that city while apparently intoxicated. As outlined in a letter drafted by City Attorney Corey Hoffmann, the city alleges that Winter’s conduct at the meeting violated the Senate’s ethical standards. The letter’s
The Denver PostApr 25 2024
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Missouri House speaker sidesteps questions about ethics probe, won’t address ongoing dispute
In a press conference scheduled to review the GOP majority’s work in the House this week, Rep. Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, told reporters he would not discuss the probe, which began last year after he tried to steer an $800,000 software contract around the standard bidding process and repaid travel bills that he had charged to taxpayers. When asked about the scandal, Plocher initially
St. Louis Post-DispatchApr 27 2024
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Murder Investigation
On April 27th at 2:11 AM, deputies with the Troup County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a home in the 600 block of Teaver Road in Troup County in regards to a person that had been shot and was not breathing. Deputies arrived less than two minutes later and found an adult female suffering from a gunshot wound. Deputies began lifesaving measures on the victim including CPR until fire and
LaGrange Daily NewsMar 12 2024
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UW-Madison: NBC News investigation of missing people buried in a Pauper's graveyard wins 2024 Anthony Shadid Award for journalism ethics
A team of three NBC News reporters has won the 2024 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics for their work exposing America’s failed death notification system. Jon Schuppe, Mike Hixenbaugh and Rich Schapiro showed how authorities in Hinds County, Mississippi, were unceremoniously burying the bodies of missing people without notifying the loved ones still searching for them. During their
Wis PoliticsApr 17 2024
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Longtime IRS agent and ethics instructor indicted for filing false tax returns
A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted a longtime agent for the Internal Revenue Service for allegedly filing false tax returns for three years, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Ndeye Amy Thioub, of Swampscott, Mass., was arrested late last month and charged by criminal complaint with lying on her tax returns for 2017, 2018 and 2019. On Tuesday, she was indicted on three counts of
New York Daily NewsApr 24 2024
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Cecil County executive files ethics complaint against superintendent during school funding clash
Cecil County Executive Danielle Hornberger filed an ethics complaint against the county’s superintendent Tuesday, escalating a political brawl over the public school system’s budget. Hornberger accused Jeffrey Lawson of using taxpayer dollars for political purposes during school hours and Cecil County Public Schools meetings. Hornberger and Lawson have been publicly feuding over who’s to blame
Baltimore SunApr 12 2024
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Alabama Ethics Commission member out over campaign donation claims
A member of the Alabama Ethics Commission has resigned after acknowledging that he might have broken a state law by making campaign contributions. Attorney Stan McDonald confirmed his resignation in a text message sent to The Associated Press late Thursday, several days after acknowledging he had made political contributions. Alabama law prohibits commission members from giving campaign
Fox News (Online News)Apr 19 2024
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Tennessee Rep. Gino Bulso faces ethics complaint over sponsoring of book bill
A Brentwood woman this week filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Gino Bulso alleging the lawmaker and practicing attorney violated conflict of interest rules after he filed legislation that could affect the outcome of a legal case he's currently involved in. Erica Bowton filed the complaint with the House Ethics Committee on April 15, arguing Bulso ran afoul of House ethics rules by
The TennesseanApr 03 2024
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Protecting the Unborn, Mothers, and Medical Ethics: The Stakes of Arkansas’ Amendment
Editor’s Note: Read with care, as abortion details are recounted in this commentary. Arkansas is facing a ballot initiative that aims to enshrine abortion in its state Constitution. The proposed Arkansas Abortion Amendment of 2024, which is supported by Arkansans for Limited Government, was approved by Attorney General Tim Griffin in January of this year. Now, the signatures of 90,704
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