by jpitney | Jul 8, 2025 | Congress, Corruption
Kevin Kosar at AEI: The frequent media stories about legislators’ well-timed stock trades over the past several years have fomented a slew of bills to toughen up the STOCK Act and other rules forbidding the co-mingling of officials’ powers and personal wealth. ...
by jpitney | Mar 1, 2024 | Corruption, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government
Carl Cannon at RealClearPolitics: To journalists whose lives have been turned upside down, these mass layoffs always felt like more than a blow to their family finances. It seemed like a grave civic loss as well. No matter what our critics think, the press was never...
by jpitney | Nov 6, 2021 | California Politics, Corruption, Journalism
Dan Walters at CalMatters: Campaign contributions are a semi-legal way for those who benefit from political decisions to express their gratitude, but they can backfire legally if there is some overt quid pro quo. During the Shrimpgate investigation, Capitol...
by jpitney | Jan 25, 2020 | Corruption
From Transparency International: The United States has received its lowest score in eight years on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International, dropping two points to score 69 out of 100. The Index draws from over a dozen...
