Congress members back legislation that could benefit themselves, relatives - The Washington Post

 

Those lawmakers were among 73 members of Congress who have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation in recent years that could benefit businesses or industries in which either they or their family members are involved or invested, according to a Washington Post analysis. The findings emerge from an examination by The Post of financial disclosure forms and public records for all 535 members of the House and Senate.

The practice is both legal and permitted under the ethics rules that Congress has written for itself, which

Congress members back legislation that could benefit themselves, relatives - The Washington Post

There are a series of Washington Post articles on such conflicts of interests see:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/capitolassets

Ark. GOP calls candidates' statements 'offensive' - Yahoo! News

 

Arkansas Republicans tried to distance themselves Saturday from a Republican state representative's assertion that slavery was a "blessing in disguise" and a Republican state House candidate who advocates deporting all Muslims.

The claims were made in books written, respectively, by Rep. Jon Hubbard of Jonesboro and House candidate Charlie Fuqua of Batesville. Those books received attention on Internet news sites Friday.

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Zoning board process allows all to have they say on issues | Belvidere Daily Republican

I question if the next meeting is at “city hall”—I would think it is at the county administrative building. The meeting is scheduled for city hall.

Step No. 3 called for those supporting changes in the regulations to be heard. That took the rest of the evening, up until the hearing was adjourned shortly before 10:30 p.m. In all, the hearing lasted just short of 3 ½ hours.

When the hearing reconvenes at 7 p.m. Oct. 23, at Belvidere City Hall, advocates for change will offered the first opportunity to speak.

If no one else has anything to say the floor will be opened to those who are opposed to any changes in the regulations. At that point Mainstream Renewable Power, which is proposing an 8,000-acre wind farm in northeastern Boone County, is expected to be heard and offer details of what it has in mind. Most of the opponents of wind farms likely will be heard at this time as well.

At the Sept. 25 hearing 40 people signed up to speak, the majority of them being anti-wind farm. More than 100 people turned out for that session.

Zoning board process allows all to have they say on issues | Belvidere Daily Republican