Campaign Finance

After being convicted of money laundering for the purpose of illegally giving corporate money to Texas legislative candidates last week, Tom Delay said, "This is an abuse of power. It’s a miscarriage of justice. I still maintain my innocence. The criminalization of politics undermines our very syst…

A Resignation from an Ethics Board for a Possible Future Conflict A member of the Philadelphia Board of Ethics resigned recently, according to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The reason for his resignation was a possible conflict of interest due to his representation of the Philadelphia Ho…

Former House majority leader Tom DeLay is currently on trial for laundering $200,000 in PAC contributions from corporate lobbyists through the Republican National Committee to Texas candidates. In Texas, corporate money cannot be used for political campaigns. According to an article in today's New …

Targeting Ethics Reform In May, I wrote a blog post about ethics reforms proposed by a Cook County (IL) commissioner. I felt they didn't have much chance of passing. Lo and behold, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune this week, these reforms passed the Board's finance committee unanimous…