Research

Scope and Content Note

This series contains published materials issued by the agency to the media and others. Record types include press releases, newsletters, ethics reminders, and posters. Topics include changes in personnel, imposed fines, and information on settlements pertaining to charges of violations such as failure to disclose activities, abuse of official positions, accepting gifts, soliciting job offers, inappropriate conduct with staff, improper use of state resources for re-election campaign, and diverting crisis recovery workers for personal use. This series also documents violations of lobbying activity requirements; violations of state ethics laws prohibiting the use of one's public position for personal gain; other failures in compliance; data related to lobbying; and recommendations for further ethics reforms.