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madfloridian

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11. Did you see this about her hubby from Dec. 4?
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 04:09 PM
Jan 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/04/kevin-johnson-ethics-fine_n_2237592.html

"Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has been fined $37,500 for failing to report over $3.5 million in donations he solicited for charity organizations.

The Associated Press reports the Fair Political Practices Commission said on Monday that it had identified 25 cases in which Johnson failed to file timely reports on donations to a nonprofit made at his request. Since Johnson is an elected official, he must report such donations, otherwise known as “behest payments.”

Johnson is married to former D.C. Schools Chancellor and education reformer Michelle Rhee, who has come under fire for being tight-lipped about funding to her StudentsFirst organization, a national lobbying and advocacy group that pushes for rigorous teacher evaluations and school choice. Rhee is not said to have any connection to the charges against Johnson.

The FPPC investigation was sparked by a September Sacramento Bee report that revealed thousands of dollars in donations to the mayor's Think Big arena task force had gone unreported past the required deadline. In some instances, they were reported several months late."

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This gives me hope that somehow someone will finally badhair77 Jan 2013 #1
It gives me hope as well. madfloridian Jan 2013 #7
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #2
About time for stuff like this, isn't it? madfloridian Jan 2013 #4
How did Will Pitt miss a Charlie Pierce rant? KamaAina Jan 2013 #3
That's a great website...RheeFirst. madfloridian Jan 2013 #6
Great post. jsr Jan 2013 #13
K&R Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #5
K&R--! KoKo Jan 2013 #8
You shouldn't use "Procrustean," "sub rosa," and "quagmire" in the same 100-word segment Orrex Jan 2013 #9
Amen to that. Long overdue. madfloridian Jan 2013 #12
She needs to get lost...... Ernesto Jan 2013 #10
Did you see this about her hubby from Dec. 4? madfloridian Jan 2013 #11
Marking to read tonight. Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #14
Wow! I am really glad to see this! Thanks for posting it. - Off it read it in full. Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #15
She's just given Iowa the scarlet "F" so she can get her foot in the door here. Skidmore Jan 2013 #16
That means Iowa stood up to her demands. madfloridian Jan 2013 #20
I'm glad she's been exposed as a fraud Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #17
A "C-" for Michigan with how many emergency managed schools??? What complete BS. MichiganVote Jan 2013 #18
Hope I am wrong, but Frontline ad for tonight makes it sound like a puff piece. madfloridian Jan 2013 #19
Since John Merrow is the "reporter," duffyduff Jan 2013 #21
Good links. I just read he had "unprecedented access" to Michelle Rhee. madfloridian Jan 2013 #22
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