Article: REP. MURPHY OFFERS SUBPOENA AMENDMENT TO ETHICS BILL

Article: City Council passes ethics reform plan
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 31, 1997 ;     467 words ......Wednesday swallowed the bitter pill of ethics reform despite concern about political witch-hun...It gives the Ethics Board unbridled subpoena power to investigate and fine aldermen for...aldermanic accusers, give accused aldermen subpoena power to defend themselves and impose a ...

Article: REP. MURPHY LEADS WAY AS HOUSE PASSES HISTORIC ETHICS REFORM BILL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 12, 2008 ;     569 words ......prodding the House leadership to bring a strong ethics reform bill to the floor for a vote, today Congressman...allow an independent panel to investigate ethics violations by Members of Congress. "At a...this bill demonstrates to Americans that ethics and honesty in government is not a ...

Article: ASSEMBLYMAN DOHERTY SAYS GOV. CORZINE'S REFUSAL TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION ON ETHICS REFORM SHOWS CONTINUED INABILITY TO LEAD
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 14, 2007 ;     407 words ......to take immediate action on strict ethics reform legislation is yet another example...investigation, Governor Corzine refuses to make ethics reform a priority. Why? Because protecting...doesn't want the Legislature to debate ethics reform before the November election with all...

Article: Civilian Review doesn't get subpoena power.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 23, 2002 ;     182 words ......City Council declined for now to give subpoena power to the Civilian Police Review Authority...Council Member Gary Schiff, who voted for subpoena power. Last month, the council trimmed the...program. Council members opposed to subpoena power mostly expressed concerns about timing...

Article: Police review backers reach deal; Subpoena power crux of Jones- Dawson plan
New Haven Register;  February 5, 2001 ;     580 words ......proposals. Dawson and Jones both embrace subpoena power as key to ferreting out police malfeasance...proposes a fully funded panel with subpoena power, office space separate from police...local police departments that have subpoena power. City Chief Administrative Officer...

Article: ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN LEADER DECROCE ASKS ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ROBERTS FOR ACTION ON REPUBLICAN ETHICS REFORM PROPOSALS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 20, 2006 ;     603 words ......asking that the Speaker place Republican ethics reform bills, and any comparable Democrat ethics reform proposals on committee agendas to be...announce his commitment to passing a tough ethics reform package," said DeCroce, R-Morris and...

Article: SENATE COMMITTEE PUTS SUBPOENA POWER BACK IN GAMBLING LEGISLATION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 11, 1996 ;     377 words ......investigate the gambling industry would have subpoena power and a broad mandate under compromise...opponents want the commission to use the subpoena power to search for evidence that would show...Gaming Association, criticized the subpoena power as an unwarranted intrusion on an ...

Article: GOVERNOR'S ETHICS REFORM TASK FORCE RETURNS TO WORK
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 17, 2007 ;     295 words ......release: Gov. Richardson Task Force on Ethics Reform returns to work next week, to evaluate...We've accomplished a great deal on ethics reform--passing limits to gifts, amendments...for a special session dedicated to ethics reform," Governor Bill Richardson said. The...

Article: SEN. KLOBUCHAR GIVES FIRST SPEECH ON U.S. SENATE FLOOR ABOUT ETHICS REFORM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......speech on the U.S. Senate floor about ethics reform. Klobuchar also spoke about the Minnesota...I'd like to change to the issue of ethics reform. And I wanted to thank Senator Reid...for their leadership and for making ethics reform a real priority for this Congress...

Article: Subpoena power for CU panel raises serious questions
The Gazette;  March 13, 2004 ;     646 words ......suggestion that the Legislature grant subpoena power to the special panel looking into allegations...need answers. However, while granting subpoena power to the committee looking into the allegations...Legislature has the authority to grant subpoena power, even to an outside entity ...

Article: GOOD GOVERNMENT GROUPS APPLAUD ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ETHICS REFORM SPECIAL SESSION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 26, 2008 ;     577 words ......Ethics 1 Applauds Accomplishments of Ethics Reform Special Session "The LA Ethics 1 coalition...coalition began the call for governmental ethics reform last year, voters around the state...Louisiana Applauds Accomplishments of Ethics Reform Special Session "From Blueprint Louisiana...

Article: GOV. BOBBY JINDAL RELEASES CALL FOR ETHICS REFORM SPECIAL SESSION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Bobby Jindal released the call for his ethics reform special session. The call addresses...meeting with every key stakeholder on ethics reform from sheriffs to district attorneys...of Louisiana is clear - we need real ethics reform and we need it now. "I plan to spend...

Article: CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS REJECTS PARTISAN ETHICS REFORM RESOLUTION
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  September 18, 1997 ;     360 words ......CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS REJECTS PARTISAN ETHICS REFORM RESOLUTION WASHINGTON, D.C.---U.S...District of Georgia) voted against the ethics reform legislation (H.Res.168) considered...to by the Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics Reform, undermine the integrity of the ethics...

Article: SENATE REPUBLICANS TRYING - AGAIN - TO KILL LOBBYING, ETHICS REFORM BILL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 18, 2007 ;     394 words ......Wednesday night to kill the lobbying and ethics reform bill (S. 1). Public Citizen condemns...poison pill from the Senate lobbying and ethics reform package and begin to clean up Washington...used last year to kill lobbying and ethics reform, Senate Republicans - led by the ...