The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission today spit in the face of the law they have been sworn to up hold. The commission today declined to award Kris VanMeteren, a Topeka activist who was unlawfully sanctioned by the Commission, $17,500 in real damages. There has never been a more clear case in recent memory where a [...]
Feb 19th, 2009
by KRA ED.
We learned 2 things on Wednesday: Properly follow the rules in filing evidence of campaign finance violations. Magically see the accused “fix” the errors before Ethics investigates or holds a hearing. Ethics concludes no intentional violation happened but because a complaint was filed, the accuser cannot speak on the issue. Something doesn’t seem right and [...]
The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission today fined a private citizen $7,500 for speaking to the media about a complaint he filed against state Sen. Dwayne Umbarger for misuse of campaign funds. As far as the public knows, no hearing was conducted regarding the charges against state Sen. Umbarger. The commission has never publicly addressed the [...]
Jan 22nd, 2009
by KRA ED.
Below is the brief that was presented at the recent Ethics Commission hearing that Meadowlark describes in detail here.
Take a moment today and read the new Meadowlark article, “First Amendment Defense Thorny Issue for Ethics Commission.” This is an important case, not only for free speech but for a more open state government. While here, also feel free to participate in our poll to the right. Feel free to vote as many times [...]
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