Page 6 - State Ethics News Today

The Wednesday meeting at City Hall traditionally begins with the clerk saying, “The Council will come to order.” The way things have been going lately, a more appropriate start to the Council meeting might be with these words: “Will the defendants please rise?”

Our state’s ethics laws on financial disclosure are badly out of date and intimidating to access. The Sunshine State does much better.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will reverse a decision to scrap all Medicaid provider contract awards following a recent settlement.

HSD will now move forward with awarding contracts to four new contractors who put in bids. The state does not plan to renegotiate a contract with the current provider, Western Sky Community Care.

Gov. Ned Lamont answered questions Monday about a business deal between a Saudi-backed investment firm and his wife’s venture capital company, saying he had no involvement in the agreement and it will have no impact on his decisions as governor. 

Members of the Boston City Council have faced allegations, investigations, and charges over the past year.

Deirdre Daly, picked to lead a review of a state police ticket scandal, has ties to Oak HC/FT, the firm co-founded by Annie Lamont.

Fernandes Anderson agreed to pay a $5,000 penalty for conflict of interest violations regarding her hiring family members and increasing their pay.

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson admitted to violating a conflict of interest law and agreed to pay a $5,000 penalty over her hiring of<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/boston-city-councilor-tania-fernandes-anderson-admits-violation-of-conflict-of-interest-law-agrees-to-pay-5000-penalty/">Read More</a>

A Boston city councilor admits violating the conflict-of-interest law by hiring her sister and son to paid positions on her Boston City Council staff.