• Constitutionality of New York’s ethics panel argued before state’s top court
    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — When state officials created New York’s new ethics commission in 2022, they billed it as an independent watchdog to replace an old ethics panel roundly criticized for doing too little to reign in public corruption and self-dealing. One of the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government’s early high-profile actions was […]
  • St. Louis prosecutor spent weeks away from office while in nursing school, audit finds
    COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis’ embattled former Democratic prosecutor Kim Gardner spent the equivalent of seven weeks in nursing school classes during business hours, according to a scathing report released Tuesday by the state auditor. Republican Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s review also found widespread staff turnover, misuse of public funds and a significant drop in […]
  • US Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high
    DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is suing several landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by using both an algorithm to help set rents and privately sharing sensitive information with their own competitors to boost profits. The lawsuit arrives as U.S. renters continue to struggle under a merciless housing market, with […]
  • Biden administration withdraws old-growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP
    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry. The move was announced by U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore in a letter to forest supervisors. It brings a sudden end to a yearslong process to craft […]
  • Former CEO of Moviepass’ parent company pleads guilty to securities fraud, conspiracy
    (Reuters) – The former head of movie ticket-subscription service Moviepass’ parent company has pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud and conspiracy, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. Theodore Farnsworth engaged in schemes to defraud investors in Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc, a publicly traded company that was the parent of MoviePass Inc (MoviePass), […]