SkepticsEye 2.0
A lively candid discussion of campaign finance, elections, and ethics.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
I'm Unreliable!
As you no doubt gathered, given that I haven't been blogging.
That's because I'm busy as a little bee at my new office. Look for me there in the coming days.
That's because I'm busy as a little bee at my new office. Look for me there in the coming days.
Friday, May 28, 2010
In other fraud news!
Kenneth Starr (not THAT Ken Starr), a NY financial advisor, donor to various Democratic causes and committees, and business partner with Marvin Rosen (he of former DNC glory) has been charged with stealing $30 million from clients.
See reports here, and here, too.
See reports here, and here, too.
Glass Houses
Oops. It seems the Connecticut campaign funders are a little careless with the public fisc.
The state paid $192,261 to a private contractor for information technology, and no SEEC supervisor approved the purchase or verified that the amount billed represented services rendered, according to the audit.
"That is uncommon," Jaekle said. "It is possible the state paid much more than what it actually got."There's no truth to the rumor that the agencies finances were managed by Chris Ward.
The Longmont Saga Continues
See here.
What began as a meeting about nuanced campaign finance rules quickly turned into a fiery debate about the role of government in approving the rules that it must play by. Several citizens showed up denouncing the city's current law, declaring that they were "thoroughly disgusted" with the way that campaigns operate.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
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