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Public Officials' Private Emails Allow Them to Evade Scrutiny

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Fri, 03/06/2015 - 14:00

Government officials using private, personal emails usually do it because it allows them to evade public disclosure. Hillary Clinton was just the latest to skirt public disclosure when she used a private account while Secretary of State. 

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State Lawmaker's Client List at Law Firm Undisclosed

Submitted by Cody Rosenfield on Mon, 01/12/2015 - 14:00

Clients of state Senator Robert Hertzberg, who has a second job a Los Angeles law firm, remain undisclosed despite the fact that he proposed a major overhaul of the state’s tax laws that could benefit some corporations at the expense of other industries. 

A Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests filed by Senator Hertzberg in March of 2014 is out of date, disclosing his former firm and containing no client list

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