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Governor’s Ethics Task Force announces recommendations

January 6, 2009 By David

Here are the highlights (press release, no link, but you can find the whole thing at this link).   Tougher Penalties * Increase the maximum punishment for bribery to $100,000 and 10 years imprisonment.  The current penalty is up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ethics, ma, patrick

Public Integrity Task Force video available

December 12, 2008 By shirleykressel

A good recording, on DVD, of the Governor's Public Integrity Task Force hearing is available, although not from the PITF.  Contact Janet Aldrich, COMFLM, REGISTRY Independent Media, Catch of the Day Video News, 978-388-2457.  She … [Read more...]

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Some answers on ethics

December 5, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

Well, I'm learning something. The other day I looked skeptically at the actual usefulness of an ethics task force, seeing as illegal stuff is, well, illegal. I'm grateful, then, to Scot Lehigh, who shows today how it isn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dimasi, ethics, massachusetts, patrick

Ethics Task Force update: testimony will be made available online

December 4, 2008 By David

Yesterday's public hearing of Governor Patrick's Ethics Task Force seems to have generated a good deal of heat; whether it generated much light remains to be seen.  One BMG regular, Shirley Kressel, was there (she was quoted in today's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ethics, patrick

Fixing the ethics mess

November 25, 2008 By justinian

Pam Wilmot of Common Cause just sent out the following: Politicians in Massachusetts are being indicted at an alarming rate.  This sad state of affairs comes with one silver lining: an opportunity to change politics as usual. To that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dimasi, ethics, massachusetts, rogers, state-house, turner, wilkerson

Deval Patrick’s “public integrity task force”

November 8, 2008 By shirleykressel

An open letter to our legislators: As you know, the ethics and integrity of our government have come under urgent scrutiny in the last few weeks. In response, Governor Patrick has formed a "public integrity task force." This is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, ethics, legislature

Patrick to file ethics legislation

October 31, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

GOVERNOR PATRICK ANNOUNCES ETHICS & LOBBYING REFORM INITIATIVES Moves to strengthen rules and restore public confidence BOSTON – Friday, October 31, 2008 – Governor Deval Patrick announced today actions aimed at reforming … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ethics, massachusetts, patrick, pensions, wilkerson

Use McCain phone bank lists to call for Obama instead?

September 19, 2008 By politicalengineer

It would take a real jerk to do something like this. Those of you who have done phone banks before know that they usually have a script for people to read to the individuals that are called, starting with "Hi, I'm a volunteer from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ethics, information-security, mccain, obama

Hillary: The Limit: bring back Stephanie Powers

May 24, 2008 By stgm

My goodness! Does the sly reference to the RFK assasination, coupled with the white voters comment from a few weeks ago, justify the "monster" remark by Stephanie Powers? Yes it does.  The Hillary presidency will be a triangulatory all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ethics, politics, race

DiMasi’s new anti-bullying guide

May 5, 2008 By political-inaction

Coming on the heels of the state releasing it's anti-bullying guide, May 1st, a male legislator bullied State Rep. Callahan. The threat included saying that he could "really hurt you if I wanted to." Occurring right on the heels of passing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: callahan, dimasi, ethics, yadayadayada

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