Yesterday’s meeting of the Office of State Ethics Citizen’s Advisory Board saw the nomination and approval of a new Chair, the approval of an ethics policy for Board members, the postponement of the agency’s grassroots legislation and more….
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Office of State Ethics News - Grassroots proposal on hold and more…
Friday, March 26th, 2010New Milford’s not waiting around for state municipal ethics code
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010Given the current budget crisis and other more prominent government administration issues such as fixing campaign finance reform, it is unlikely that the General Assembly will tackle it with success this year. New Milford has shown great foresight in making this a priority by ensuring that an ethics code and rules of procedure are instituted in their town.
read more ››Office of State Ethics Hires Private Attorney to Investigate Bernhard
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010It’s a case of damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Yesterday the Citizens Board of the Office of State Ethics voted to hire a private attorney to investigate political contributions made by now-resigned Board Chair Kenneth Bernhard.
read more ››Ethic’s Board Chair Resigns
Thursday, March 4th, 2010The Office of State Ethics Citizen’s Board Chairman, Kenneth Bernhard, resigned today after it was revealed that he made contributions to the campaigns of Governor Rell and two other republican candidates in 2008 agains the rules of the agency.
read more ››Ethics Board Chair Admits Wrongdoing - Agency Lobbies for Legislative Changes
Monday, March 1st, 2010Office of State Ethics Chairman Kenneth Bernhard admitted wrongdoing last week when he was found to have made contributions to Governor Rell and a couple of State House candidates back in 2008. In other OSE news, the agency is busy getting underway with the 2010 legislative session.
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