After the White House's announcement that federal agencies should avoid appointing lobbyists to federal advisory boards, more lobbyists are expected t...
Chicago Public Radio | Sam Hudzik | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago
This spring, lawmakers took a stab at the issue of ethics in government, and passed a campaign finance bill. But some advocates and experts call the p...
AP | Posted 06.28.2009 | Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois lawmakers may be set to vote on limiting campaign contributions. Sen. Don Harmon -- an Oak Park Democrat -- says h...
Time | MICHAEL SCHERER | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics
The U.S. senate is a lousy launching pad for sainthood, a place of compromise and backslaps, of hidden doors that lead to gilded rooms where the real ...
CNN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
The House voted Tuesday to create an outside ethics office with the authority to investigate perceived ethical misconduct by its members. The 229-182...
Politico | Jeanne Cummings | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Lawmakers returning to the Capitol are being welcomed back by some familiar faces: former members whose one-year ban on lobbying their old colleagues ...
AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A growing number of lawmakers in Congress are voluntarily giving up one of the biggest perks of office _ at the risk of alienating ...
HuffingtonPost | Jenna Staul | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business