US politicsfromLos Angeles Times6 days agoL.A. City Council candidate to be fined $17,500 for ethics violationJose Ugarte, deputy chief of staff to Curren Price, agreed to pay $17,500 for failing to disclose outside income from his consulting firm (2021–2023).
UK politicsfromwww.bbc.com3 months agoRule-breaking ministers to lose exit pay-outsMinisterial severance payments will cease for serious breaches of rules and short tenures starting in October.