Associated PressJuly 29, 2024
14min0
But is Congress likely to act?
Tag: Ethics rulesFlorida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson, Senate President Ben Albritton and Senate President Pro Tempore Jason Brodeur speak at Farmers Feeding Florida press conference Aug. 14,2025. Image via Florida Channel
Associated PressJuly 29, 2024
Peter SchorschDecember 29, 2015
5min413
Alan Grayson simply doesn’t get it: Mixing a campaign with his official duties in Congress is a violation of ethics rules. Because if he does “get it,” how will Grayson explain his latest campaign ad? The Orlando congressman, in a new TV commercial for his U.S. Senate campaign, offers testimonials from high-profile liberals such as […]
Associated PressNovember 19, 2015
1min488
A Miami-area mayor who is feuding with his local commission tried to use 360,000 pennies and nickels – that’s 28 buckets full of coins – to pay a $4,000 ethics fine. Instead of accepting the change, the ethics commission doubled the fine for Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez, saying he intentionally broke the rules because he […]