Virginia lawmakers and lobbyists shift dining amid ethics overhaul
Virginia lobbyists are dining lawmakers at lower cost venues after a gifts scandal spurred tighter ethics rules. Campaign accounts show meals by lawmakers rising 58 percent since 2013 while lobbyists cut high end events such as Morton's dinners.
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Richmond
Virginia
Bob McDonnell
Washington Redskins
David Botkins
Morton’s Steakhouse
VPAP
Associated Press
Old Dominion
Peru’s secret surveillance boom and the Verint trail
Peru’s vice president accused intelligence agents over a spying scandal as the Verint Systems package, dubbed Pisco, enabled mass interception of voice calls texts and emails. The AP exposes how off the shelf tools reach hundreds of Peruvians and other nations with little oversight.
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Lima
Peru
Verint Systems
Associated Press
Syria
North Korea
Uzbekistan
South Sudan
Oshrich Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean
Mariette Schaake
European Union
Edin Omanovic
Privacy International
Barbara Costa
Verint
United States
Israel
Britain
Germany
Verint Systems Ltd
Herzliya
Tel Aviv
Tle
Australia
Brazil
Mexico
Colombia
Switzerland
Developing World
Jeff Kessler
Imperial Capital
New York
Pisco
Bluefield magistrate offices consolidated to save costs
Greg Puckett says the county will consolidate magistrate offices to one location to cut costs. Renting Bluefield offices costs 15 000 to 17 000 dollars yearly, plus savings on officer transport to Princeton and court actions. The lease ends October 1 and readjustment will take time. Contact Greg Jordan.
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Greg Puckett
Bluefield
Puckett
Princeton
Beaver
West Virginia
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline
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