NEW -- CfA to House Leadership: The House Ethics Committee has failed to supply documents about members’ legal expense funds to the Legislative Resource Center (LRC) – a serious blow to transparency. Here’s why it matters: campaignforaccountability.org/watchdog-calls… Members of Congress must receive written permission from the Committee on Ethics to accept & spend money on legal fees they incur while in office or during their campaign.

NEW: Last month, the AZ GOP passed rules exempting reps. from records laws and allowing email deletion after 90 days.

But that wasn't all. In an op-ed for @AzCapitolTimes, CfA's Michelle Kuppersmith explains another change impacting ethics in the state. azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/02/1… Those obviously egregious rule changes pulled focus from the fact that—as of this year—members of the public are barred from filing ethics complaints against state lawmakers.

Only sitting members of the state House or Senate can file complaints. And that's a huge problem.

NEW: Last week, CfA sent a letter urging @HSGAC to investigate whether Kellyanne Conway violated federal law by turning the selection process for Supreme Court justices into a pay-to-play scheme for her own financial gain. documentcloud.org/documents/2358… Prior to joining the Trump admin, Conway owned a political consulting firm which contracted with major conservative orgs. In Sept. 2017, public reports showed that Conway had sold her company to a group called CRC Public Relations for between $1-$5 million.

#BREAKING: CfA is calling on @EsteeLauder to stop an employee from using the company's name to promote the anti-choice group Obria. Read more: 1/8
campaignforaccountability.org/watchdog-calls… The employee, Vicki Smith, appears to have violated Estée Lauder’s employee handbook by publishing the company’s affiliation on Obria’s website and by using her Estée Lauder email account to communicate with government officials about Obria business. 2/8

#NEW: CfA files ethics complaint against Florida State Rep. Scott Plakon for failing to disclose real estate empire. Read our press release here: 1/6
campaignforaccountability.org/watchdog-files… CfA called on the Florida Commission on Ethics to investigate whether State Rep. Scott Plakon violated the Florida Constitution and state ethics laws by failing to properly disclose information about his myriad business interests on his personal financial disclosure forms. 2/6