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Questions surround Iowans for Tax Relief extortion case

By Lynda Waddington 11/4/09

Officials in Muscatine County have taken a 51-year-old Mechanicsville woman into custody on charges that she attempted to extort funds from a conservative anti-tax group. The woman, Mary Kathryn Moravek, has served as a state lobbyist and well as a commissioner on a state board for people with disabilities.

Huck PAC failed to file disclosure with state campaign board

By Jason Hancock 8/4/09

Huck PAC, the political action committee of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, failed to file proper disclosure forms with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board (IECDB) after it donated $2,500 to the gubernatorial campaign of Bob Vander Plaats, the board’s executive director said Tuesday.
Charlie Smithson, executive director of the IECDB, said his staff has [...]

Disclosure violation is real scandal of Burt’s OWI arrest, group says

By Jason Hancock 7/30/09

While state Rep. Kerry Burt’s drunk driving arrest has garnered many headlines, there is a bigger scandal emerging from the lobbyist reception where his evening began, according to one activist organization.

More than $235k spent to wine and dine legislators

By Jason Hancock 5/14/09

Interest groups spent $235,828 for functions designed to lobby legislators during the 2009 session, according to reports made public Thursday by the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, or IECDB.

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