The state Commission on Ethics will officially investigate the actions of Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean and County Attorney Renee Lee regarding 1 percent raises they got in 2007. ...more

October 24, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Djuke vom Vilstaler Land, 117 pounds of toned muscle, is getting over the jet lag of a weekend flight to Buenos Aires, where he raked in the top three prizes in a contest that drew 300 Rottweilers from around the world. ...more

October 24, 2008

A state ethics investigation has cleared Pinellas Property Appraiser Jim Smith and other county officials of wrongdoing in a controversial land deal between Smith and the county. The report by the Florida Ethics Commission, released Wednesday, also cleared former Pinellas County Attorney Susan Churuti and County Commissioner Ronnie Duncan. ...more

October 23, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Trying to head off a potentially embarrassing state ethics report on GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, campaign officials released their own report Thursday that clears her of any wrongdoing. ...more

October 9, 2008

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the running mate for GOP presidential candidate John McCain, wrote e-mails that harshly criticized Alaska state troopers for failing to fire her former brother-in-law and ridiculed an internal affairs investigation into his conduct. ...more

September 4, 2008

State ethics commissioners have cleared Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair of charges he used his position to interfere in regulatory action by the county's Environmental Protection Commission. ...more

June 13, 2008