Current Ethics News Today

Gov says new NY ethics board needs fine tuning
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics he created needs some changes after the Senate's deputy majority leader was publicly identified as the subject of a preliminary case review.

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:55:48 -0700

Ethics panel: Hardeeville complaint has merit
COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Ethics Commission found there is probable cause to move forward with Scott Ready's conflict of interest complaint against the Hardeeville Municipal Election Commission.

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:17:02 -0700

Ethics panel wants to see SC governor’s W-2s
A S.C. House of Representatives ethics panel wants W-2s and other employment documents from Gov. Nikki Haley to prove she was working for a hospital’s charitable foundation, not the hospital itself, and support her defense that she broke no state ethics laws.

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:57:07 -0700

CGMA Report Reveals Gap in Rhetoric, Reality on Business Ethics
Four out of five businesses worldwide have committed to ethical performance, but rhetoric does not always match reality, according to a new report from the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants .

Mon, 21 May 2012 03:00:00 -0700

Baltimore City ethics disclosures show disparity in reporting gifts
While many governments are moving toward posting ethics disclosure forms, residents of Baltimore still have to travel to City Hall and to a sixth-floor office to see the documents. To save you a trip, we're posting those forms from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young and the rest of the City Council online. (The forms are posted to the left.)

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:50:34 -0700