The North Dakota Ethics Commission implemented an exception to the lobbyist gift ban that now allows a lobbyist to purchase food or beverage valued at 10 dollars or less, excluding gratuity, for a public official in...more
Colorado. The Colorado Secretary of State recently adopted permanent rules regulating lobbying of its independent redistricting and reapportionment commissions. The new permanent rules replace a set of temporary rules that...more
In February 2021, the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission issued substantial fines, totaling $162,500, for the failure of two entities and affiliated individuals to register as lobbyists and file disclosure reports in...more