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NCPE in the News: 2008-2010 Political Fundraising: Hosrford returning contributions after criticism of fundraising letter (Las Vegas Review Journal) Senator Steven Horsford's fundraising letter. Assemblyman Morse Arberry Steps Down to Pursue Lobbyist Career (Las Vegas Sun) I-Team: Lawmaker Arbery Resigns, Wants Lobbyist Job (KLAS) Auto Body Shop Bill's Backer Denies Conflict (Las Vegas Sun) With Ethics Commission Challenged, Lawmakers Move to Police themselves (Sun) Chancellor Rogers Enlists Campus Help in Budget Plea (Sun) Click here to view the Saturday, January 10th, 2009, Town Hall Meeting. "Taxpayers Give Money: LVCVA Gers Award" (Las Vegas Review Journal) "Casa Rosa's Days Numbered" (Las Vegas Review Journal) "Court Hopeful Says Consultant Pitched Deal" (Las Vegas Review Journal) "Given $50,000 He Decides to Run" (Las Vegas Sun) Acting President Julie Tousa on Jon Ralston's "Face to Face: Ethics Complaint" Meet the Acting President of NCPE, Julie Tousa "New Watchdog of Public Ethics Continues Enforcing Vital Unwritten Law" (Las Vegas Review Journal) "Partying Away As Taxpayers Pay and Pay" (Las Vegas Sun) Ethics Legislation 2007 NCPE at the 2007 Nevada State Legislature: Summary and Details "Article 6 Commission" to study and recommend improvements in the Nevada judiciary NCPE statement about the danger of big donors contributing to Supreme Court justice election campaigns. Judicial Ethics & the Complaint Processes Craig Walton's letter, to the Las Vegas Business Journal in favor of the new plan for judicial selection
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Letter to Nevada Senate in support of AB 505 As of April 24, AB 505 has cleared the Assembly and is in the hands of the Senate LO&E Committee. Dr. Walton revised the letter of suuport for this bill, and sent it to the Senate committee Date: April 24, 2007 FROM: Craig Walton, President, and Members, Nevada Center for Public Ethics Subject: Letter in support of AB 505 Dear Chair Cegavske and Members: My name is Craig Walton and I speak on my own behalf, but also as a member of the Nevada Supreme Court’s Article 6 Commission considering how to improve Nevada’s Judiciary. The Commission, as a whole, has not taken a position on AB 505 at this time.
Go to other 2007 testimonies AB 80, to require Limited Liability Corporations (LLC’s) to report contributions. As to the relationship to NCPE's 11 proposals, AB 80, is close to NCPE's proposal on p. 1 of our doc. AB 109, - allows leftover campaign monies to go to a public-purpose Trust Fund. AB 143, - changes the NV. Commission on Ethics deadline for completing an inquiry from 45 days to 1 year, and also allows the complainee to be told what is happening to his or her complaint. SJR 1 - removes the requirement that affidavits be provided with ballot initiative petitions. SB 79 - brings our statutes into line with a court ruling that the affidavit requirement for ballot petitions is a violation of the First Amendment. SB 144, to require Limited Liability Corporations (LLC's) to report contributions. AB 142, to require ethics instruction and lobbyists to the Executive Dept. to register and report expenditures. AB 335 - dealing with campaign disclosure SB 425 - to new detail on political contributions, and to include legal defense funds in that category.
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