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Lobbyist’s suit says McNamara defamed her
Lobbyist Maryann Campo said she felt she had no choice but to defend her professional reputation.
Panel dismisses Kahn complaint against McNamara
For Phyllis Kahn’s ethics complaint against Denny McNamara to advance, she needed to win over one of two Republican voting members of the House Ethics Committee, but both took a dim view of the merits of Kahn’s claim from the start.
Kahn files ethics complaint against McNamara
At issue is a he-said, she-said web of accusations that both legislators have apparently perceived as threats of calculated political payback.
Hayden called before ethics panel again
Jeff Hayden faces a second round of testimony and debate over his role as a board member with the troubled Community Action Minneapolis.
The ethical code of Dick Cheney
Chaney stands as the paradigm of a public official nearly devoid of a sense of personal integrity, demonstrating a sense of self-rationalization that stands as a negative example of what ethics in public office represents.
Senate ethics panel stumped again
Complaints against Jeff Hayden and Bobby Joe Champion are still splitting the Senate Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct along party lines.
Senate ethics panel deadlocks again over DFL complaint against Geoff Michel
It's been nearly a month since the committee last met to discuss complaint, opting to meet again after talks stalled. This time senators acknowledged their unbreakable stalemate, and voted 3-1 to adjourn to the call of the chair with no final decision.
Will Koch matter spawn an ethics complaint?
In its first year at the helm of the chamber, the Senate Republican caucus has faced two ethics complaints and could be looking at a third in the wake of former Majority Leader Amy Koch’s sudden resignation after being confronted about an inappropriate relationship with a male staffer who reported to her.
Hoffman ethics complaint dropped
GOP Senate Ethics Chair Michelle Fischbach issued a letter Tuesday saying Hoffman has fulfilled the requirements set by the committee and the complaint has been dropped. Last Monday the committee ruled that Hoffman must issue a written apology to Goodwin, delete the original tweet, and post the committee resolution on her Twitter account.
Hoffman apologizes for tweet
Following a ruling from the Senate Ethics Committee, freshman Republican Sen. Gretchen Hoffman has sent a written apology to DFL Sen. Barb Goodwin for a tweet she sent out in the midst of a heated health and human services debate last session.
Senate ethics panel rules Hoffman must apologize for tweet
Freshman Republican Sen. Gretchen Hoffman must apologize to DFL Sen. Barb Goodwin for a tweet she sent out in the midst of a health and human services debate during session, the Senate Ethics Committee ruled on Monday.
Ethics hearing scheduled over Hoffman tweet
Hoffman, a freshman lawmaker from Vergas, drew the ire of DFLers when she posted to her Twitter account that DFL Sen. Barb Goodwin had "just called people with mental illness- idiots and imbeciles- while debating HHS bill."
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