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Lawsuit Filed to Stop $13M Contract

Posted by John Fiore on November 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

A legislative oversight committee appeared in an Alabama court on Thursday to halt a thirteen million dollar no-bid computer contract. The contract was between Governor Bob Riley’s administration and a company with no listed business number and no web site. The Legislature’s Contract Review Committee and its Chairman, Rep. Alvin Homles D-Ala., filed the suit [...]

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Schwarzenegger Performance at All-Time Low

Posted by John Fiore on October 14, 2009 · 1 Comment 

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is facing his lowest-ever approval rating – in fact, compared with the six governors that preceded him, his approval rating ranks just above Gray Davis just before he was recalled from office. Schwarzenegger’s approval rating currently stands at twenty-seven percent, with sixty-five percent of voters disapproving of his current performance. His approval [...]

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South California Gov. Mark Sanford May Use Legal Action to Prevent Handing Over an Ethics Report

Posted by James Gapinski on September 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Following lawmakers’ desires to obtain a probe into South California governor Mark Sanford’s travel expenses, Sanford explains that he will use any and all necessary legal action to prevent the probe from going public.
The preliminary state Ethics Commission report in question, containing an in-depth look at Gov. Sanford’s travel expenses, may answer questions regarding alleged [...]

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