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Ethics Board's caucus deal fuels investigation dispute
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Ethics Board's caucus deal fuels investigation dispute
Agency is bashed for not doing probe; director defends action as
solving problem responsibly
By DENNIS CHAPTMAN AND RICHARD P. JONES
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Saturday, October 20, 2001
Madison -- Questions emerged Friday over whether the state Ethics
Board surrendered its role as keeper of Wisconsin's ethics code by
failing to dig into the possible misdeeds of the Legislature's
partisan caucuses.
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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HOW COULD ETHICS BOARD NOT DIG UP INFORMATION?(OPINION)(Editorial)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Someone has to be wrong, and the taxpayers deserve to know who. In announcing the settlement to do away with the Legislature's caucus system, Ethics Board Executive Director Roth Judd had this to say about the scope of his investigation and the evidence it produced: That information is being
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ETHICS BOARD NEVER PROBED CAUCUSES IT SAYS IT FOCUSED SOLELY ON RESOLVING THE ISSUE.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; ... came after Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard objected to comments by Ethics Board executive director Roth Judd at a news conference last week announcing the settlement. Asked at the time about the scope of the board's five-monthlong investigation ...
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BOARD NEVER DID PROBE, JUDGE SAYS ALBERT CONCLUDES THAT ETHICS BOARD FOCUSED ON SETTLEMENT.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Byline: Scott Milfred State government reporter After reviewing two boxes of still-secret documents, a Dane County circuit judge concluded Friday that the state Ethics Board never investigated state lawmakers or their staffs for possible ethics violations in connection with the caucus scandal.
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JUDGE TO REVIEW SECRET RECORDS ALBERT WILL DECIDE IF ETHICS BOARD'S PAPERS WILL BE MADE PUBLIC.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Byline: Scott Milfred State government reporter A Dane County judge ordered the state Ethics Board on Friday to give him secret documents from the board's review of alleged illegal campaigning by state employees. Judge John Albert demanded the records after denying an Ethics Board request to
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ETHICS BOARD TURNS OVER RECORDS TO JUDGE DANE COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE JOHN ALBERT WILL DECIDE IF THE BOARD DID AN INVESTIGATION.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; Byline: Associated Press The state Ethics Board gave a judge documents Tuesday detailing its review of allegations employees of the partisan legislative caucuses illegally campaigned on state time. Dane County Circuit Judge John Albert ordered the Ethics Board to turn over the records as part of a
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Ethics Board clears Biskupic
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Ethics Board clears Biskupic But DAs should not control funds, it says Associated Press Saturday, November 1, 2003 Madison -- District attorneys should not control crime prevention funds to which criminal defendants pay money, the state Ethics Board warned Friday in a letter sent to all state
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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ETHICS BOARD ACTION PROPER.(EDITORIAL)(Column)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
; Byline: James Morgan The Wisconsin Ethics Board is being sued by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Wisconsin State Journal. The newspapers are requesting the board's records on the investigation of the Assembly and Senate caucuses. The reason the Ethics Board has not responded to that request
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RECORDS CONFIRM ETHICS BOARD DIDN'T INVESTIGATE BOARD DIDN'T PROBE CLAIMS OF ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY BEFORE SETTLING WITH LAWMAKERS.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; ... lawyer, Stephen Hurley. The foot-high pile of documents released Thursday, containing mostly drafts of the settlement, copies of news clippings and campaign documents volunteered by former Assembly Republican Caucus executive assistant Lyndee Wall, confirmed ...
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Ament pals on Ethics Board
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Ament pals on Ethics Board His friends, contributors will judge complaint By JESSICA MCBRIDE AND LINDA SPICE of the Journal Sentinel staff Thursday, January 24, 2002 When County Executive F. Thomas Ament's role in the pension scandal comes before the county's Ethics Board, he will be among friends.
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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TEANECK'S ETHICS BOARD DELAYS HEARING ON MAYOR
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ... 11-18-1993 TEANECK'S ETHICS BOARD DELAYS HEARING ON MAYOR By MICHAEL MARKOWITZ, Staff Writer Date: 11-18-1993, Thursday Section: NEWS Edition: All Bergen Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early TEANECK -- The township ethics board on Wednesday ...
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