ethics

Men Making a Difference: Dana Sohr

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz has worked to keep his budget balanced, but those moves have required time and energy, and some would like to see him do more to bring ideas to the county.

Lack of regulation of construction sites, mishandling of funds cited

Media has failed to properly report ethical lapses of Pentagon experts

Occupy Wall Street is hung up on the idea of sharing the pie instead of growing it. Its envy is just as bad as the greed it decries.

Arab Spring: U.S. failure to denounce punishment of those who cared for Bahrain protesters is shameful

Measure would now let county workers work for Maryland, too

Baltimore Ravens: Ozzie Newsome is the patriarch of one of the NFL's most bountiful coaching trees, an impressive and expanding group of former Ravens assistants now having success as head coaches elsewhere.

State lawmakers and some Baltimore County community leaders are pushing for more transparency at the county Revenue Authority, saying the organization needs to be more accountable to the public.

As the Baltimore County Council prepares to take up an ethics reform package, some members say they're wary of a measure that would make it easy for anyone to access their financial disclosure forms.

Good riddance, Joe Paterno.

The Howard County Council approved revisions to the county's ethics code, making Howard one of the first to approve the new standards mandated by the General Assembly last year.

A leading government watchdog organization called on the Maryland Senate to censure Sen. Ulysses B. Currie, the once-powerful budget committee chief who was acquitted of political corruption charges this week.

Maryland state Sen. Ulysses Currie is found not guilty of bribery charges, but the case nonetheless raises ethical issues.

A Maryland jury on Tuesday found Sen. Ulysses S. Currie not guilty of accepting bribes from two Shoppers Food Warehouse executives, acquitting all three men of extortion and conspiracy charges.

State government stood by Sen. Ulysses Currie despite the damning facts.

Panel members say they didn't have time to review legislation

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz offers some meaningful ethics reforms that others should adopt as well

Ethics commission report admonishes Bennett as election comes to a close

Balto. Co. Executive Kevin Kamenetz on Wednesday proposed to place officials' financial disclosure forms online and add teeth to a rule that prohibits County Council members from state employment.

The campaign treasurer for mayoral candidate Michael Sarich filed a complaint with the Maryland Attorney General after Laurel city residents received a four-page letter in the mail from an unnamed group, painting a negative picture of Sarich's work on the City Council and his personal finances.

Politicians in other states might be reluctant to stand up for an official accused of corruption, but in Maryland, leading elected officials have testified as character witnesses for state Sen. Ulysses Currie, who is charged with bribery.

The campaign trail is getting a bit heated as Laurel's Nov. 1 Election Day draws near, with some city officials and mayoral and at-large candidates charging each other of resorting to intimidation tactics to win votes.

McGrady criticizes city spending, Bennett defends accomplishments

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown testified Monday morning that state Sen. Ulysses Currie, who's accused of accepting bribes from a grocery chain, has been a mentor to him both professionally and personally.

Five posts ago, I promised I would report the NPR-Lisa-Simeone-Occupy-DC controversy down the middle until it played out.

Latest conflict-of-interest case in Baltimore County demonstrates why transparency in government, local and state, remains an elusive goal

NPR says it will no longer distribute "World of Opera" as a result of Baltimore show host Lisa Simeone's activities with an Occupy D.C. protest group.

The case of Lisa Simeone, the radio host forced off one public radio show because of her involvement in the occupy movement, says a lot about today's toxic political climate.

Right or wrong, Lisa Simeone has landed NPR back in the culture-wars battlefield. Her role in October 2011 — one of the groups camped in the nation's capital as part of the Occupy movement — could also spell an end to her presence on public radio after decades on the air.

NPR show host Lisa Simeone Thursday confirmed a report published here and elsewhere that she was fired Wednesday by the public radio series "Soundprint." The firing came as a result of what "Soundprint' executives saw an an ethical violation by Simeone for her work as a spokeswoman with October 2011, one of the groups involved in the Occupy D.C. movement.

Sen. Ulysses Currie's defense in his trial would have you believe he's too stupid to be corrupt, but more likley he's emblematic of Annapolis

McGrady claims trip supporting Ripken Baseball violated city code

State Sen. Ulysses Currie's public corruption trial now hinges on whether jurors believe that he was too dumb to engage in a bribery and extortion scheme. Whatever the case, it doesn't speak well for the General Assembly.

Jewish Museum of Maryland's 'Chosen Food' examines the complex relationships between culture and cuisine

Crucial distinction is whether a faith stands the test of time, as Mormonism clearly has

Baltimore's ethics board plans to subpoena witnesses in an investigation centered on a parking authority employee. This appears to be the first time the board has used its power to compel witnesses.

Mormonism is no cult but Republican candidates seem unwilling to condemn religious bigotry

The County Council unanimously approved Monday, Oct. 3 the administration's $600,000 funding request for a Clarksville traffic study with amendments that broaden the study area and preclude the county from placing reservations on nearby business owners' property.

Eminent domain measure will go before charter review commission

Race should not factor into representation on school board

National anti-abortion group wants to target teenagers

Whatever the outcome in the criminal trial of state Sen. Ulysses Currie, the legislature needs to take action to reassure the public that there is not a pay-to-play culture in Annapolis.

Defense is expected to argue ethical lapse wasn't illegal

Leonard Pitts: There is nothing noble about wanting the state to execute people, as spectators at a GOP debate reveal