June 18, 2009Last week, Obama gave notice that he was firing Inspector General of AmeriCorps Gerald Walpin. As mentioned previously, by law Inspector Generals have to be fired for cause and a 30-day written notice of the firing, and the reason for the firing, need to be detailed to Congress. The purpose of this law (which Obama [...]
October 20, 2008Barack Obama apparently has some explaining to do. On his 2000 and 2002 tax returns, he listed $16,500 and $34,491 in speaking fees. Yet, under Illinois State Ethics law, as a State Senator from 1997 to 2004, he was prohibited from receiving any speaking fees.
The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act provides:
(5 ILCS 420/2-110)
Sec. 2-110. Honoraria.
(a) No member [...]
