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EU Commission proposes common ethics body for all EU officials in wake of corruption scandal
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm proposed Thursday to create an ethics body that would set up common rules of conduct for institutions after the 27-nation bloc was rocked last year by a cash-for-influence scandal. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen...
UK's leading business lobby group wins backing of members in vote amid sexual misconduct allegations
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s leading business lobby group won the overwhelming support of its members at a special meeting on Tuesday for a broad set of reform proposals that should ensure its continued survival. Following a string of allegations of inappropriate behavior that led to...
Democrat pledges ethics package in his challenge of Mississippi GOP governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Democrat running for Mississippi governor said Tuesday that he will push legislators to enact an ethics package that includes limits on campaign donations, frequent disclosure about lobbyists' spending and a ban on former state officials quickly becoming lobbyists. ...
Biden endorses Democrat in special election with Pennsylvania House control at stake
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Democrat running for a vacant seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives received President Joe Biden's endorsement Monday in a race likely to determine control of the legislative chamber, with implications for abortion rights, the 2024 presidential contest and...
Rare momentum on a Texas gun bill stalls in the state's Republican-controlled legislature
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law flickered out Wednesday after Republicans stalled a bill that would raise the purchase age for AR-style rifles, virtually assuring the GOP-controlled Legislature will in no major way restrict gun access after more mass...
Reformer Quinn joins discussion over Illinois ethics laws
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Another federal conviction for political corruption in Illinois, another call for tougher ethics laws. A jury last week slapped convictions on four political insiders in a wide-ranging bribery case involving power giant ComEd's bribery of the once-powerful...
Italy ends probe of alleged aid to pro-Russia politicians
ROME (AP) — Milan prosecutors have dropped their investigation of Italian lobbyists who allegedly sought Russian funding for right-wing leader Matteo Salvini’s pro-Moscow party. State TV said investigators concluded that they had no grounds to continue the probe into alleged...
Bud Shuster, former Pennsylvania congressman, dies at 91
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Bud Shuster, an influential Republican lawmaker who strongly backed transportation projects but ran afoul of ethics guidelines, has died. He was 91. Shuster died peacefully at his farm Wednesday in Everett, Pennsylvania, surrounded by his...
Editorial Roundup: North Carolina
Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News and Observer. April 14, 2023. Editorial: As mass shootings continue unabated, NC Lt. Gov. Robinson cozies up to gun lobby As communities in Louisville, Nashville and across the country grapple with the too-familiar horror of gun...
Hawaii governor signs 7 government, ethics reform bills
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed on Friday seven good-government bills drafted in response to news last year that two former lawmakers had accepted bribes in exchange for influencing legislation. One measure, HB137, would require lobbyists to report not only the...
