US EditionOK Lawmakers Ask Ethics Commission to Use Campaign Funds for Security, Following Minnesota Politician Attacks
CALIFORNIA, JUL 17 – California legislators passed bills limiting access to politicians' personal data to address escalating threats, allowing removal requests to data brokers with potential fines for noncompliance.
- Last month, California lawmakers proposed privacy restrictions, citing security threats after two Minnesota lawmakers were shot last month.
- Last month and beyond, threats to officials spurred California lawmakers to justify privacy measures, citing incidents like the slaying of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
- AB302 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan of San Ramon, aimed to allow politicians to request removal of personal data from data brokers and media outlets, threatening fines for non-compliance.
- These demands and lawsuits will chill news outlets from reporting on matters of public concern, groups said; 'a tool to be weaponized to silence legitimate reporting,' David Loy added.
- David Loy noted that reporters rely on officials' data to verify eligibility and detect conflicts of interest, enabling transparency but raising concerns about accountability.
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La Mesa Assemblymember's bill would keep lawmakers' addresses from public
The California State Assembly in session. (Photo by Florence Middleton/CalMatters) A La Mesa Assemblymember wants to limit public access to California legislators’ addresses and phone numbers after two Minnesota lawmakers were shot in their homes last month. Her proposal would ban journalists from accessing that information through candidates’ and public officials’ voter registration records, even though there is no indication the Minnesota sho…
OK lawmakers ask Ethics Commission to use campaign funds for security, following Minnesota politician attacks
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma lawmakers are reeling after the violent killings of Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, inside their home last month. They're now asking the Ethics Commission to consider the use of campaign funds for security protections. Senate Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton said the attacks displayed the true risks lawmakers face on a day-to-day basis. "I think my reaction was the same as probably every other person in the nation…
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Citing security threats, California lawmakers want to shield their addresses from public
In summary California lawmakers are advancing a measure that would curb journalists’ access to their home addresses and contact information through their voter registration records, an attempt watchdog groups say hinders the public’s ability to hold politicians accountable. California lawmakers want to limit public access to their addresses and phone numbers after two Minnesota lawmakers were shot, one fatally, in their homes last month. One pr…
Brooklyn Park Council Mulls Hortman Memorial
After the tragic death of Rep. Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and her husband Mark, the city of Brooklyn Park is considering ways to permanently honor their legacy. The Hortmans were fatally shot in their home in what prosecutors call a targeted attack on lawmakers. The city council could rename a city facility such as the Community Activity Center after the Hortmans or consider creating another memorial. “I think I’m very much in support o…
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