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City Council

Philadelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson takes office | #citycouncil

The mayor may be Philadelphia’s most powerful political figure, but to get almost anything significant done, he or she needs the cooperation of the person who is in close second place: the City Council president. For the first time in 12 years, that august office has a new occupant. Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson was selected by […]

Alaska

Sarah Palin Rode Alaska Scandal To Political Stardom | #alaska | #politics

Oct. 22, 2010 — The massive corruption case that was brewing in 2006 meant trouble for many of the Alaska’s most entrenched politicians. But for one newcomer from Wasilla, the scandal presented an opportunity. From the early days of her primary campaign for governor, Sarah Palin had cast herself as a reformer, a Republican […]

Alabama

Alabama ethics law rewrite: A dangerous step toward legal corruption | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

There is currently a push to overhaul the 2010 ethics code, once hailed by Republicans as the “toughest ethics laws” in the country. Such movements, spearheaded by various lawmakers over the past years, have claimed positive reforms, but in reality, they dilute these laws, making them weaker and less enforceable. State Rep. Matt Simpson and […]

Mayor

FBI probe shows there’s much potential for corruption in Mayor Adams’ circle

There’s no good time for a mayor to be enveloped in a haze of corruption, but there couldn’t be a worse time for New York for this mayor to be surrounded in scandal. Mayor Adams and his tight claque of cronies have more discretionary power over the city’s spending than any administration in recent history, just as […]

Mayor

Will Miami Mayor Francis Suarez run to be Florida’s next governor?

MIAMI — Miami mayor Francis Suarez on Friday spoke publicly to CBS News Miami for the first time about some of the controversy swirling around him and his political future. After spending 75 days in the contest to be the Republican nominee for U.S. president, Suarez became the first candidate to leave the race. He […]

Alabama

Here’s what’s next for the case in Georgia | #elections | #alabama

Tue, Aug 15 2023 5:02 PM EDT John Eastman calls Georgia indictment a ‘legal cluster-bomb’ John Eastman, former lawyer to Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media after leaving the State Bar Court of California in Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images John Eastman, […]

Alabama

Judge denies Trump legal team’s motion to extend deadline over protective order dispute in election subversion case | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — A federal judge on Saturday denied a request from former President Donald Trump’s legal team for a deadline extension over the handling of evidence in the 2020 election subversion case. Trump’s lawyers will have to respond by Monday afternoon to the Justice Department’s proposal for a protective order. John Lauro, an attorney for […]

Mayor

Virgin leaders forgive improper salary hikes former town officials awarded themselves

Rather than recoup the $78,060 in overpayments, the town will make them retroactive. (Orsen via Wikimedia Commons) A historic building in Virgin, near Zion National Park. | Jan. 19, 2023, 9:31 p.m. Elected officials in Virgin have decided forgiveness is the right way to deal with the improper salary increases former Mayor Matt Spendlove and […]

Mayor

Forgive or clawback? Virgin mayor says code violations around raises are ‘small potatoes’

Virgin • Mayor Jean Krause leaves little doubt about which side of the divide she stands on when it comes to forgiving or recouping the illegal pay increases the previous mayor and Town Council gave themselves between fiscal years 2018 and 2022. Tasked by the state Auditor’s Office to either recoup the $78,060 in improper […]

Mayor

Maui Mayor orders audit of all no-bid contracts linked to businessman Milton Choy

Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino released a statement today following federal corruption charges involving former Maui Department of Environmental Management Director Stewart Stant and Honolulu businessman Milton Choy. In a video taped address, Mayor Victorino said he ordered an audit of all no-bid contracts awarded to Choy’s companies both current and past. To clarify confusion […]