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The California Fair Political Practices Commission approved a new rule allowing campaign donations of digital currencies such as bitcoin.  The new rule repeals the existing regulation prohibiting [...]

The Chicago City Council approved an ethics reform measure aimed at combating  corruption that has led to the conviction of 37 members of city council since 1969.  The updated ethics ordinances [...]

The Long Beach Ethics Commission discussed potentially tightening the city’s lobbying ordinance by requiring elected officials to report their contacts with lobbyists, changing who has to [...]

A commission to enhance government transparency in Hawaii is weighing a handful of measures aimed at tightening campaign finance laws and reducing the influence of money in politics in a year [...]