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Ethics & Conflicts of Interest
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Baltimore City temporarily avoids turning over records to Inspector General Isabel Cumming
5+ min ago (146+ words) For now, Baltimore City will not have to hand over records to Inspector General Isabel Cumming. The Appellate Court of Maryland is due to hear the appeal filed by Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. On Wednesday, that court granted the city’s…...
Maryland appellate court temporarily pauses order restoring Baltimore OIG access
27+ min ago (456+ words) BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Appellate Court of Maryland paused enforcement of a judge’s order requiring Baltimore City to restore the inspector general’s access to City systems and begin turning over records sought through outstanding subpoenas – for now. The Wednesday afternoon order…...
Maryland appellate court pauses records access to Baltimore inspector general
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (22+ words) CBS News Maryland appellate court pauses records access to Baltimore inspector general...
Appellate Court judge pauses order restoring OIG access to city records
46+ min ago (297+ words) An Appellate Court judge issued a temporary stay on a court order that would have forced the mayor to restore access and comply with subpoenas from the inspector general as part of ongoing legal action. Video above: Baltimore seeks emergency…...
Mayor Scott's admin says complying with OIG court order could cost millions
1+ hour ago (626+ words) Months after the mayor denied Baltimore’s inspector general access to key government records, inspector general Isabel Cumming says her ability to investigate potential wrongdoing inside city government has been severely limited. (WBFF) BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City says complying with a…...
Sheriff’s Office Confirms AI Use in Court Documents, Then Demands Over $27,000 for More Answers
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (1494+ words) The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is demanding $27,129.25 before it will complete a Maryland Public Information Act request seeking records about the agency’s use of artificial intelligence — including AI used to assist with documents signed by deputies and submitted to…...
Texas Ethics Commission Tables Proposed Lawmaker Per Diem Hike
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (300+ words) The increase would have boosted lawmakers’ compensation while raising the amount lobbyists could spend without identifying who benefited. The Texas Ethics Commission has tabled a proposed increase in lawmakers’ daily per diem that would have also raised the amount lobbyists…...
Margate Commissioner Tommy Ruzzano Broke Ethics Law as His Company Took In $118K From City Grant Program Work, OIG Finds
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (1692+ words) Margate City Commissioner Tommy Ruzzano. The Broward Office of the Inspector General found Margate Commissioner Tommy Ruzzano violated Florida’s ethics law by voting on two measures that benefited him and his construction company, which later received $118,561.80 in revenue from 10 projects…...
Lobbying Is Democracy??? Until Access Becomes Privilege
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (656+ words) In Australia, that question can sometimes be seen in the most ordinary places. They are not professional lobbyists. They represent neither a corporation nor a political party. They simply keep showing up. There is something quietly democratic about that persistence....
VT Headlines: Vt. lawmaker claims Franklin County state???s attorney candidate deceived impeachment panel
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (16+ words) VT Headlines: Vt. lawmaker claims Franklin County state’s attorney candidate deceived impeachment panel Vermont Daily Chronicle...