If you read yesterday’s entry and couldn’t find the link to the U.S. News report on American Water, you weren’t alone. But I eventually got that link fixed, so don’t hesitate to try again.
After spending last weekend in Baltimore, I couldn’t help noticing a proposal to allow emergency imposition of “public safety act zones” giving [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ethics'
Friday…Baltimore, legislative disclosures, travel policy, and friday’s feline
May 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Tuesday/ Campaigning prosecutor, public records column, Molokai, Hilo, etc.
May 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment
After mentioning the Supreme Court finding earlier this year that City Prosecutor Peter Carlisle did not have the authority to spend public funds advocating a specific vote on a ballot question, a reader called attention to a bill pending before the City Council to specifically authorize such spending.
Bill 45 (2007) is on the council agenda [...]
Tags: Ethics · General · Sunshine
Monday–Ethics in Seattle, Becker at Honolulu Hale, & more
May 14th, 2007 · No Comments
After working as a legislative staffer for the past two years, I couldn’t help noticing a case in Seattle in which the chief of staff for a City Council member may have violated the state’s ethics code by drafting an op-ed on a hot local issue for his boss to submit for publication.
The Seattle [...]
