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Bungaard faces ethics complaint over fight with girlfriend
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Associated Press An Arizona senator who pleaded no-contest to a misdemeanor charge in a February altercation with a former girlfriend now faces a Senate ethics complaint filed by a fellow lawmaker. Democratic Sen. Steve Gallardo of Phoenix filed the
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Political Insider: Fiesta taint follows ASU's ticket rollout
Chandler :: AZ :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Lawmakers this week received e-mails from Arizona State University, inviting them to sign up for free tickets to home football games. Offering such freebies is a tradition for the university, which, by the way, relies on the Legislature to approve
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Ethics head says Bundgaard still may face probe
Chandler :: AZ :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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Bundgaard has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor endangerment, and Democratic Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor of Phoenix said she decided against refiling an ethics complaint against Bundgaard...However, Ethics Committee Chairman Ron Gould says Bundgaard
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Lawyers, donors paid from Ensign campaign account
Justice :: IL :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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After resigning from office in May, former Sen. John Ensign drained his campaign bank account by refunding checks to supporters and paying lawyers who defended him in his ethics scandal. Ensign returned $96,702 to donors beginning May 5, two days
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Federal judge grants extension in US case against Ensign staffer
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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District Court Judge Beryl Howell of the District of Columbia said on Friday that, given the complexity of the case and the volume of discovery, it was appropriate for Hampton's lawyers to be granted an additional 90 days to review the information
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Lexington GOP censures Knotts again
Columbia :: SC :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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The party's executive committee voted 28-22 Monday to censure Knotts, based on last year's findings by the Senate Ethics Committee that the veteran legislator had broken state campaign finance laws. Knotts publicly was reprimanded by the Senate
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Reader Consult: If Dr. Smith Goes to Washington, Should He Be Allowed to Bill Patients?
New York City :: NY :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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Congressional conflict-of-interest rules restrict outside income for senators and representatives...As Politico reports , Sen. Rand Paul would like to be able to charge for the eye surgeries he's currently performing for free not to make a profit,
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B ank of America makes $7 million in loans to underserved areas of Nevada
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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Bank of America announced that it made $7 million in loans in Nevada during 2009 and 2010 to underserved, minority and low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It participated in five Small Business Administration 504 loans that totaled $4 million.
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Ensign eligible for estimated $27,000 in annual pension
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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When former Sen. John Ensign resigned from Congress this month, he became eligible to take home a parting taxpayer gift -- an estimated $27,000 in annual retirement pay. Even as he departed under a cloud, Ensign, 53, qualifies for a full pension once
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Arizona's most intriguing lawmakers
Glendale :: AZ :: USA | 2 years ago
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Sen. Andy Biggs R-Gilbert, Senate Majority Leader and chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee, ninth year in Legislature Perhaps the most effective lawmaker this year, Biggs shifted the budget discussion in March when he unveiled a plan that cut
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