Last month, an investigation by a special anti-corruption unit within the Attorney General’s Office led to a $5 million settlement with a politically connected company accused of playing fast and ...
Every other Tuesday, the team behind Civics 101 joins NHPR’s All Things Considered to talk about how our democratic institutions actually work. This week, Civics 101 host Hannah McCarthy spoke with ...
On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a 6–3 decision in Snyder v. United States, overturning the jury conviction of an Indiana mayor under Title 18, Section 666, of the U ...
Corruption takes many forms, but in government it’s not difficult to define: the abuse of public duty for private gain. Sadly, Alaska experienced its own homegrown episode of corruption in the ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — We’ve seen one law enforcement officer after another admit to breaking the law in exchange for money, all part of a long-running DWI corruption scandal. Civil rights ...
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U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn has introduced multiple pieces of legislation he says will hold the federal government accountable by prohibiting lawmakers from holding or trading stock and bringing federal ...
We are only a few weeks into Elon Musk and DOGE’s attack on the federal government workforce in the name of "rooting out fraud, corruption and abuse," and Americans are still waiting for the big ...