Category: Ethics
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Conflicts of interest run rampant in state legislatures, including Florida
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Center for Public Integrity
SANTA FE — On February 20, New Mexico’s House Energy and Natural Resources Committee gathered for one of its regular meetings in a drab room here at the capitol, a circular building known as the Roundhouse. On the agenda: a bill that would hike fees and penalties for energy companies drilling wells in the state. -
Florida Senate passes sweeping ethics reform package
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Center for Public Integrity
The Republican-controlled Florida Senate unanimously passed a landmark ethics reform package on Tuesday, the first day of the legislative session, setting the stage for what could be the first major changes to the state’s ethics laws in decades. -
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Judges backed Butterworth’s push to nail down DCF’s $44.8 million Broward healthcare contract
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A state appeals court chief judge and three Broward Circuit Court judges lent their names to Bob Butterworth’s private push for a $44.8 million-a-year state mental health management contract, state records show. -
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New report details how U.S. House members used their positions to benefit themselves, family
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A new study by a Washington watchdog group describes how numerous members of the U.S. House of Representatives – including 18 from Florida – have used their positions to financially benefit themselves and family members. -
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50 states and no winners: lofty government ethics promises often fall short
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
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