Coalition for Integrity Sends Letter to National Economic Council
January 21, 2020Coalition for Integrity sent a letter to Director of National Economic Council Larry Kudlow emphasizing support for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and emphasizing that now is not the time to send the signal that the U.S. is reconsidering or might even weaken the FCPA. Rather, now is the time to push for strong and consistent enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and press major economic competitors such as China and India to become signatories to and enforce the obligations of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Read more here.
Update on Virginia Integrity Challenge
December 17, 2019Over the course of this year’s Virginia election, C4I launched the Virginia Integrity Challenge. The Challenge urged candidates for the General Assembly to support legislation strengthening Virginia’s ethics agencies, as well as to exercise personal transparency in their campaigns. Ultimately, twenty-five candidates, signed onto and complied with the Challenge, and eleven of those candidates won their races. Several other candidates have indicated their support for improved ethics enforcement. Eleven candidates who took the challenge won their elections. The Coalition will work with the members of the General Assembly on improved ethics oversight in Virginia in the next legislative session. Read our memo here
House of Representatives Passes Corporate Transparency Act
October 23, 2019The United States House of Representatives passed the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 2513) on October 22, 2019 by a 249 to 173 vote. This bill will crack down on anonymous shell companies, help law enforcement fight money laundering, and prevent the misuse of the U.S. financial system by criminals. Beneficial ownership transparency is key to reducing the ability of kleptocrats to hide and enjoy their stolen assets. We urge the Senate to swiftly pass companion legislation. Thank you Representative Carolyn Maloney for your leadership.
Read Rep. Maloney’s press release on the bill here.
Enforcement of Ethics Rules by State Ethics Agencies: Unpacking the S.W.A.M.P. Index
October 15, 2019Now Live. Read more here and watch our video about the project here.
Virginia Integrity Challenge
October 15, 2019The Coalition for Integrity is challenging all candidates running for Virginia’s House of Delegates and the State Senate in the election on November 5 to stand for integrity and transparency in public service. So far this year, twenty-five candidates of all partisan stripes have accepted the Challenge. Ask the candidates running in your district to accept the challenge. Read more here and watch our video about the Challenge here.
2019 Integrity Awards Dinner
October 15, 2019Thank you to all our awardees, sponsors, and everyone who joined us for our 2019 Integrity Awards Dinner. Read more about the event here.
Virginia Flunks Latest Test of Ethics, Transparency
October 4, 2019The News and Advance in Virginia recently wrote an editorial inspired by Virginia’s performance in C4I’s report on Enforcement of Ethics Rules by State Ethics Agencies. Read more here.
WV ranks high in national survey of ethics enforcement, transparency
October 4, 2019The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported on the strong performance by West Virginia in C4I’s report on Enforcement of Ethics Rules by State Ethics Agencies. Read more here.
Virginia Gets Low Marks for Ethics Enforcement
October 4, 2019C4I CEO Shruti Shah was interviewed about the state of Virginia’s ethics agencies on Virginia Public Radio. Listen here.
In Vermont, ‘toothless ethics agency serves no purpose,’ says new report
October 4, 2019VTDigger covered Vermont’s performance in C4I’s report on Enforcement of Ethics Rules by State Ethics Agencies. Vermont has an ethics agency, but its power is so curtailed as to be entirely toothless. Read more here.