Lithuania's Chief Official Ethics Commission will not investigate the hiring of former prime minister Gintautas Paluckas's wife, Ilma Paluckė, at the Vilnius District Polyclinic, a healthcare facility, LRT reported. The commission made the decision on Wednesday after reviewing additional informat…

Lithuania’s Chief Official Ethics Commission will decide on Wednesday whether to open investigations into possible ties between election commission member Laura Matjošaitytė and tax inspectorate head Martynas Endrijaitis, and the hiring of former prime minister Gintautas Paluckas’s wife, Ilma, at…

Lithuania’s Chief Official Ethics Commission will gather more information before deciding whether to investigate Finance Minister Taurimas Valys over a possible conflict of interest, LRT reported. The commission received a request from Conservative MP Mindaugas Lingė to assess whether Valys prope…

Lithuania’s Chief Official Ethics Commission will consider on Wednesday whether to open an investigation into a possibly undeclared relationship between election commission member Laura Matjošaitytė and State Tax Inspectorate chief Martynas Endrijaitis, LRT reported. Communications specialist Kar…

The Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee voted 11–0 (two absent) to recommend Jill Goldweight of Bar Harbor to the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices after hearing her statement and brief questioning about a troubled campaign disclosure website.

LRT, citing BNS, reported that Lithuania’s Chief Official Ethics Commission will decide on Wednesday whether to launch an investigation into possible violations at Raudondvaris Manor. Commission deputy chair Virginija Aleksejūnė told BNS last week that the commission had received a request from K…

Lithuania’s Chief Official Ethics Commission will not investigate Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas over the city’s decision to lease premises to the Vilnius Club, LRT reported, citing BNS. The commission said Benkunskas’s position as the club’s president stems from his status as mayor. It conclude…

[Alabama Ethics Comission] ADVISORY OPINION NO. 2025-02

Georgia's Ethics Commission says a political action committee linked to what federal investigators have called a Ponzi scheme illegally sought to influence elections. The post Ethics officials say Georgia PAC tied to Ponzi scheme illegally sought to influence elections appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

[Alabama Ethics Comission] Advisory Opinion No. 2023-03

[Alabama Ethics Comission] AO2023-02 Revolving Door / Public Employee

After hours of public testimony and internal amendments, the Board of Supervisors voted to advance a revised charter reform package that creates new oversight offices and clarifies some language; a competing substitute measure offered by Supervisor Anderson failed. Debate centered on term limits, staff hiring authority, and whether measures were bundled.

Members agreed to add a policy and research manager paid from retirement-system funds and debated restoring a mediator for the State Labor Relations Board and a staff attorney for the Ethics Commission, citing capacity shortfalls. Committee members asked for more time and information before final adoption.

Chestertown Ethics Commission explains accountability mechanisms for elected officials and law enforcement.

Council approves monthly financial report and accounts payable amid failed board nominations.

Transition committee elects McGrath as chair, outlines responsibilities for drafting city regulations and codes.

Senate Bill 166, explained by Senator King, would allow candidates to destroy campaign reports and supporting paperwork four years after filing; the committee voted to report the bill favorably after brief questions about exceptions for ethics inquiries.