Glenn Coffee & Associates staff works diligently to stay up-to-date on government rules and regulations, attending dozens of agency, board and commission meetings each year. Our newsletter shares the latest in ethics and administrative rules, and commentary on how it will affect your business.
Conflicts of Interest
Apr 17, 2017In its only amendment to Rule 4,the Commission clarified the grounds for disqualification by state officers and employees for potential conflicts of interest under Rule 4.7.
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Next Ethics Commission Meeting to be held on January 27th at 1pm
Jan 23, 2017The January Ethics Commission Meeting was initially scheduled to be held on January 13th but was delayed because of weather concerns. The meeting has been rescheduled for January 27th and 1pm in Room 206 of the State Capitol.
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Important News: New Lobbyist Rule Regarding Gifting
Dec 28, 2016The December 2016 Ethics Commission Meeting did not have a dull moment. In a surprising turn of events, Commissioner Pettigrew's amendment to Commissioner Long's amendment (discussed fully here) was heard and passed, but then the amendment as a whole would failed by a vote of 2-3.
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2016 Quick Stats: Campaign Expenditures, Lobbyist Expenditures, etc.
Dec 28, 2016As we have previously mentioned, the Ethics Commission has a new feature called "quick stats" on the Guardian reporting system.
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Useful Info: Campaign Transfer/Campaign Dissolution Checklists
Dec 28, 2016The Ethics Commission has created some useful step-by-step checklists on all the steps you need to take to either transfer or dissolve a campaign committee.
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Rule Rundown: Sponsoring Caucus Events
Dec 22, 2016It’s that time of year when legislators like to get together for caucus events---and when legislative lobbyists (and legislative liaisons) often want to help sponsor these events by providing meals or snacks.
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When should you dissolve your 2016 candidate committee and form a new one?
Dec 22, 2016So, the campaign is over. You’ve either won, in which case congratulations are in order, or you lost (maybe congratulations are in order for that as well). In either case, you’re not finished with the campaign.
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Lobbyist and Legislative Liaison Registration Now Open
Dec 8, 2016As noted on the Ethics Commission's website, lobbyists and liaisons (“Lobbyists”) who will lobby in calendar year 2017 must register from now through December 31, 2016 in The Guardian System.
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Ethics Commission holds final public hearing on Amendments
Dec 8, 2016The Ethics Commission will hold a public hearing on the following amendments at the December meeting on Friday, December 9, 2016...
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Lobbyist Gifting: Long's Amendment vs. Pettigrew's Amendment to the Amendment
Dec 8, 2016The proposed amendment introduced by Commissioner Karen Long would affect gifts from legislative liaisons and legislative lobbyists to the Governor, legislators and members of their staffs and gifts from executive lobbyists to officers and employees of the agencies they lobby.
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