Because Massachusetts has one of the better state ethics programs with
jurisdiction over local officials, there
are very few local ethics programs, unlike the situation in Florida,
California, or Texas, for example.
But there have been some recent ethics reform efforts at the local level. Most recently, according to
an
article last week in...
In most cities and counties throughout the United States, the city
or county attorney is in charge of the government ethics program. I
have written a great deal about why this is not a best practice, but
city and county attorneys still keep providing further reasons.
Here's one from Tioga County, NY.
According
to Wikipedia, a Grand Unified Theory (GUT) is "a model in
particle physics in which at high energy, the three gauge
interactions of the Standard Model which define the electromagnetic,
weak, and strong interactions, are merged into one single
interaction."
It appears that the case of Michael Quinn Sullivan and his trio of...
Can anyone volunteer for a local political campaign without it being considered a contribution? Isn't it
everyone's right to do so? Isn't this just about the most important
thing a citizen can do, short of running for office herself?