Government Accountability & Oversight
From the Wall Street Journal: Full article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-ags-for-rent-1541549567 The main quote issue from FOI document production: Source: VA NYU application (PDF)
From the Washington Free Beacon: “The Virginia General Assembly approved an amendment to the upcoming budget essentially thwarting an effort by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg that funded the salary of an environmental lawyer placed in the state’s attorney general’s office. According to one of the documents detailing the effort by the former New York City mayor, […]
The Virginia legislature is in session through February and according to published reports considering addressing Attorney General Mark Herring’s use of Special Counsels. Public records from Virginia Attorney General Herring show that he is turning to off-the-books payments for privately funded lawyers to push a political agenda. The scheme raises serious questions about special interests […]
Read the petition filed by Christopher Horner and CEI in the City of Richmond Circuit Court. 2018-11-14_Horner_v_Herring
Michael Bloomberg’s plan to use an environmental law clinic at NYU to place environmentalist lawyers in friendly state attorneys general offices has hit a roadblock in Virginia. On Wednesday, the Competitive Enterprise Institute sued Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) for records about his office’s claim that they could legally bring on board a special […]