State auditor general’s campaign committee violated election law, court finds
Ruling ends 5-year saga over Mautino’s campaign finance case
By SARAH MANSUR
Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD The campaign committee of former state Rep. Frank Mautino, who is now the Illinois auditor general, violated state law when it spent campaign funds on gas and car repairs for personal vehicles, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday.
But the court did not find Mautino’s committee violated a separate section of state election law that prohibits spending more than fair market value for goods and services.
However, since Mautino’s committee was dissolved in 2015, any fines levied against it would likely not be collected, a spokesperson for the Illinois State Board of Elections said Thursday.
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May 5, 2021, 7:33 AM·51 min read
Alabama
Birmingham: Declaring the COVID-19 pandemic “absolutely” managed despite lagging vaccinations, Gov. Kay Ivey said Monday that she will end a health order meant to guard against the spread of an illness that has killed nearly 11,000 people statewide. Citing improved infection rates, fewer hospitalizations and more widespread immunizations, Ivey said the current order recommending that people follow health guidance and requiring some precautions for senior citizens and long-term care facilities will end May 31, barring a sharp rise in cases. The declared state of emergency will end July 6, she said in a statement. “For over a year now, Alabamians, like people around the globe, have made sacrifices and adjusted to a temporary ‘new normal.’ We have learned much since last year, and this is absolutely now a managed pandemic. Our infection rates and
Lawyers: Berkeley County School District allowing kids to attend in-person classes after mother files lawsuit
VIDEO: Lawyers: Berkeley County School District allowing kids to attend in-person classes after mother files lawsuit By Ray Rivera | May 5, 2021 at 3:06 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 8:01 PM
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Lawyers for a Lowcountry mother say the Berkeley County School District is now allowing their clientâs kids to attend in-person classes after she had filed a lawsuit against the district who originally were not giving her kids that option.
Lawyers for Brigette Herbst said hours after they had filed the lawsuit the district contacted Herbst and said her children would be allowed to attend school in-person starting immediately at College Park Middle School.