Report: Dry Cleaning Corp. Official Gave Illegal Donation To Vitter
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 14th, 2010 4:48 am by HL
Report: Dry Cleaning Corp. Official Gave Illegal Donation To Vitter
A former official with a dry cleaning corporation seeking to curry favor with Sen. David Vitter says he was reimbursed for a $4,800 contribution to the senator, which if true is a violation of federal campaign finance law, the Times-Picayune reports.
VA Gov McDonnell Institutes Writing Test For Felons Seeking Voting Rights
Virginia governor Bob McDonnell wants to change the process by which non-violent felons apply to have their voting rights restored, making them submit an essay outlining their contributions to society since their release.
Justice Department Moves To Reform Notorious New Orleans Police Department
The federal criminal investigation of the police shootings of civilians on Danziger Bridge in post-Katrina New Orleans is just part of what the Justice Department acknowledges is an intensive review of the city’s notorious police department. One option under review, TPMmuckraker has learned, is filing a civil rights lawsuit against the city in a move similar to the one the Justice Department took against the Los Angeles Police Department a decade ago.