Leopold pushes changes to ethics rules

Capital (Annapolis);  July 24, 2007 ;     371 words ......President O'Brien Atkinson. Even though the ethics ruling said county ethics laws could be amended to allow the types...scheduled to lose their secondary employment," Officer Atkinson said. Chief Teare suspended his policy as...by off- duty officers from other agencies, Officer ...

Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Ethics Rules...

U.S. Newswire;  January 3, 2007 ;     402 words ......Democrats haveproposed a strong package of ethics rules reforms that represent importantprogress...of the new Congress. The proposed new ethics rules challenge the ''culture of entitlement...benefits and perksto the Members. The new ethics rules would establish new prohibitions on...

Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Ethics Rules...

PR Newswire;  January 3, 2007 ;     399 words ......Democrats have proposed a strong package of ethics rules reforms that represent important progress...commitment she made to present strong new ethics rules to the House for action at the opening of the new Congress. The proposed new ethics rules challenge the ''culture of ...

Lawmakers Critical of New Ethics Rules

The Journal Record;  May 11, 1994 ;     364 words ......Some legislators say the proposed new ethics rules will do the opposite of what the Oklahoma...say politically is that you support ethics rules. But just because something is labeled...ethics doesn't mean it's right," he said. Ethics rules governing campaigns and conflicts of...

Rodham didn't break ethics rules

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 22, 2001 ;     145 words ...Rodham didn't break ethics rules, panel says From Journal Sentinel...Hugh Rodham did not violate ethics rules by lobbying his brother-in-law...saying Rodham did not violate ethics rules in the cases of Carlos Vignali...

BACK TO THE TROUGH; CONGRESS REPEALS ETHICS RULES OPENING DOOR TO LAVISH...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  January 19, 2003 ;     540 words ...Sneaky. That's what it was. A repeal of ethics rules passed with massive fanfare just seven...committee and ask what we think. The 1995 ethics rules came with that year's Republican revolution...the excesses that prompted the 1995 ethics rules was a member of Congress who took a...

DEMS: APPLY ETHICS RULES TO VOLUNTEERS.(News)

The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);  May 5, 2005 ;     428 words ......Ernie Fletcher, should be covered by ethics rules, Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday...state facilities should be covered by ethics rules. Scorsone and Sen. Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsvil...would propose such an extension of the ethics rules in the 2006 General Assembly. Fletcher...

WANTED: COMMON SENSE IN ETHICS RULES

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......bipartisan working group to analyze House ethics rules and recommend fair, sensible and understandable...the 110th Congress, it's clear House ethics rules are broken. The American people have...their elected leaders. And unless the ethics rules are fixed through a genuinely ...

MTA should adhere to state ethics rules ; Gov. Baldacci should extend...

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  August 7, 2006 ;     448 words ......08-07-2006 MTA should adhere to state ethics rules ; Gov. Baldacci should extend ethics rules to all quasi-governmental authorities...of ethics by immediately adopting the ethics rules that govern other state employees. Gov...

House retreats, reverts to old ethics rules.

The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  April 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Republicans beat a retreat Wednesday on House ethics rules meant to shield Majority Leader Tom...that Republicans reversed course on the ethics rules mainly to cauterize a public relations...misguided attempt to change bipartisan ethics rules, but said, Now that we again will have...

CHIEF ORDERS STUDY OF BPU ETHICS RULES

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  May 4, 1995 ;     312 words ......05-04-1995 CHIEF ORDERS STUDY OF BPU ETHICS RULES By RANDY DIAMOND, Trenton Bureau Date...has ordered a review of the agency's ethics rules in the wake of charges being brought...Tate said he expects to issue revised ethics rules in several weeks. After Wednesday's...

Clinton Sets Ethics Rules For Transition Staffers

Chicago Sun-Times;  November 13, 1992 ;     490 words ......clean government, today imposed strict ethics rules upon his transition aides to prevent...Christopher outlined the guidelines. Clinton's ethics rules impose a six-month ban on lobbying for...here today, was asked whether the new ethics rules would have a significant impact on the...

PASSAIC SCHOOL BOARD TESTING STATE ETHICS RULES

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  December 22, 1993 ;     555 words ......12-22-1993 PASSAIC SCHOOL BOARD TESTING STATE ETHICS RULES -- TRUSTEES' VETO OF TIME CLOCKS SPURS...is testing the limits of the state's ethics rules by asking whether two trustees violated...Fernandez may not have violated the ethics rules Monday when he kicked off the controversy...

Both Clintons will be subject to strict ethics rules of Senate.

The Washington Times;  January 19, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Rodham Clinton, will be subject to Senate ethics rules designed to protect the public from...existence paid for by others. Senate ethics rules preclude lavish dinners and expensive...published open letter. Most of the spouse ethics rules were written for wives with big causes...

ethics Rules Hearing Set for Agency

The Journal Record;  December 5, 1991 ;     379 words ......marathon meeting to vote on proposed ethics rules that will be the subject of a public...the power to prosecute violations of ethics rules it promulgates. "This is the most difficult...will have two meetings to hammer the ethics rules into final form for presentation to...