by Ken Walker
Joan Whitlow: Newark’s pay-to-play ban: Gaps linger in enforcement of campaign contribution rules
February 28, 2010 in Status by Ken Walker
Joan Whitlow: Newark’s pay-to-play ban: Gaps linger in enforcement of campaign contribution rules
Didn’t a 2007 executive order by Mayor Cory Booker prohibit city contractors and vendors from donating to municipal campaigns?
The order, which also prohibits City of Newark employees from donating, was heralded as an ethical upper cut to pay-to-play, the unfortunate tradition of giving money to politicians to advance a municipal career or gain lucrative public business.
Joanie examines the implementation of the city’s “Pay to Play” ethics reforms and finds the controls to be lacking.
