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State Integrity @StateIntegrity

A data-driven investigation into state government corruption and reform. This account's not active, but the project is. Follow @Publici and @nkus for updates.

Joined February 2011
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.@StateIntegrity will get new, updated scores this fall, but this is the last tweet from this account. Follow @Publici or @nkus for updates.
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CT bars campaign $ from state contractors. But Dems still rake in their cash to federal account courant.com/politics/hc-lend… by @jonlender

Cash Keeps Pouring In To Democratic Party Campaign Account At Center Of Probe

Somebody might reasonably think that the state Democratic party would be slowing its use of its so-called “federal account” for campaign activities. That’s because of all of the trouble that develo...

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How good is your state legislature's website? A report says most need improvement - routefifty.com/2015/08/user-… via @statelocal
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NY ethics commissioners accuse Gov. Cuomo of meddling in their business - capitalnewyork.com/article/a…
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Kytja Weir@kytja
3 Aug 2015
S.C. attorney general hands off portion of Statehouse corruption probe to special prosecutor - Post and Courier postandcourier.com/article/2…
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Ed board @stltoday call's on governor, legislature to pass "serious" ethics reform in Missouri - stltoday.com/news/opinion/co…
2001-02: Last session a NY state legislator did NOT leave office for criminal or ethics issue citizensunion.org/site_res_v…
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State contractors are big donors to Georgia's governor, officials, highlighting lax pay-to-play laws - myajc.com/news/news/state-re…
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Vermont Gov. says he supports creation of ethics commission - washingtontimes.com/news/201…
Another NY state lawmaker is convicted in corruption probe - nytimes.com/2015/07/23/nyreg…

Thomas Libous, New York State Senator, Is Convicted of Lying to F.B.I. (Published 2015)

As a result of his conviction, Mr. Libous, who was the second-highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, forfeits his seat. He also faces up to five years in prison.

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Wisconsin GOP pushing changes to campaign finance law and oversight - host.madison.com/news/local/…
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Missouri governor "threw down the gauntlet on ethics reform." Now he's giving up with nothing to show - kansascity.com/news/local/ne…
State legislatures have introduced more than 700 bills this year dealing with campaign finance ncsl.org/blog/2015/07/13/dis… via @NCSLorg
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Campaign $, lobbying and astroturf PR: How Airbnb and hotel chains are duking it out in the states. ow.ly/PB2yO by @ReityOBrien
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ALEC, the conservative state-based group, is not dead. Here's a round up of its activity this year prwatch.org/news/2015/06/128… via @prwatch
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CalMatters@CalMatters
13 Jul 2015
When graded on Public Access to Information by @StateIntegrity, #CA received a D-. We will provide transparency on important #CAleg issues.
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Surprise! New York will not be passing more ethics reform this year - northcountrypublicradio.org/… via @ncpr
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Kytja Weir@kytja
7 Jul 2015
Vermonters calling for ethics commission in wake of @Publici investigation: Times Argus Online: timesargus.com/article/20150… #VTpoli
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Corruption and contraband on the Texas/Mexico border - npr.org/2015/07/06/413463836… via @nprnews

Corruption On The Border: Dismantling Misconduct In The Rio Grande Valley

The FBI is cracking down on rampant corruption in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. With voter fraud, drug smuggling and bribery a big part of border culture, it's proving to be a difficult task.

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Advocacy group renews push for ethics reform in Vermont, citing @StateIntegrity rankings - vtdigger.org/2015/07/05/camp… #vtpoli
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