Legislative Ethics Commission reports KY lobbying hits record $12.4 million in first four months of 2024
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky lobbying spending for the first four months of 2024 hit a record of $12,421,079,…
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Legislative Ethics Commission reports lobbyists spent record amount during 2023 General Assembly
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Final figures for the 2023 General Assembly were released on Tuesday by the Kentucky Legislative…
John Schaaf: U.S. Court of Appeals upholds state ethics law, sends strong signal to states, Congress
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KY Legislative Ethics Commission reports lobbying spending at all-time high for odd-year session
Although the General Assembly met for only four days in January to begin the 2019 session, lobbying spending hit $2.2…
Kentucky ranks 4th in U.S. with strong ethics laws by Coalition for Integrity, a nonpartisan watchdog
Kentucky’s ethics laws are the fourth-strongest in the nation, according to an independent survey of anti-corruption laws in all 50…
John Schaaf: Legislative Ethics law — related to lobbyists — being defended in federal court
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With final spending numbers in, lobbying hits all-time high for 2018 General Assembly session
The final lobbying spending numbers for the 2018 General Assembly are in, and spending hit an all-time high of $10.67…
Lobbying spending reaches record high $2.6 million in first half of Kentucky legislative session
Immediately following a year of record lobbying spending, Kentucky businesses and organizations spent an all-time high of $2.6 million on…
John Schickel: Don’t waste taxpayer money; let voters decide on ethics of legislators at election time
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Ethics Reporter: Survey shows Kentucky’s ethics, accountability laws among strongest in the nation
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Edgewood attorney receives honor for service to the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission
Ann B. Henn, an Edgewood attorney, was recently honored in Frankfort for 15 years of service on the Kentucky Legislative…