Articles in Category: 'ethics'

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: April 16, 2012 3:55 AM
If ever a story carried a ring of familiarity, the Gov. Scott Walker recall in Wisconsin is it for me. It's the story of a tea-party-conservative governor roundly disliked by unions, sour-grapes election losers and a liberal press.
 
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By: Florence Snyder | Posted: March 26, 2012 10:29 AM
“People always think they’re behaving ethically, even when they’re being hauled off in handcuffs," said veteran newspaperwoman-turned-Leon County Commission candidate Mary Ann Lindley at a community conversation on ethics.
 
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By: Lane Wright | Posted: December 3, 2010 5:30 PM
 

The Florida Commission on Ethics settled its case against Senate President Mike Haridopolos on Friday.

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 18, 2010 4:05 AM
 
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings is the subject of a stepped-up investigation into alleged misuse of travel funds on overseas trips.
 
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By: Lane Wright | Posted: November 9, 2010 4:05 AM
 

Of the 67 counties in Florida, one stands out with an unflattering moniker: Palm Beach 'Corruption' County.

 
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Posted: March 1, 2010 12:00 AM

Utilities and Public Service Commission staff, take heed.

State senators have started considering passage of a bill that would ban and punish off-the-record communications between PSC staff and utilities on current or upcoming cases. The bill, introduced to the Senate floor Tuesday but tabled until today, also outlaws off-the-record communication between the PSC and the governor’s office, lawmakers, lobbyists and others.

 
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