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State Government February 16, 2023 - 9:05 pm

Kansas ethics director unleashes fury over ‘shameless’ attempt to stifle investigation

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

House Republicans launched a “brazen” plan Thursday to stifle an investigation into alleged illegal campaign activities by rewriting numerous ethics rules and weakening the authority of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission.

State News May 27, 2021 - 11:13 am

Ethics panel fines anti-abortion activist $5,000 for campaign report failures

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Conservative activist Mark Gietzen received a $5,000 fine from the state ethics commission for failure to submit timely campaign receipt-and-expenditure reports in the wake of an unsuccessful bid for mayor of Wichita.

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