US EditionMinnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion dodges ethics violation
- Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion avoided an ethics violation after a 2-2 deadlock in the Senate Subcommittee on Ethics.
- Champion introduced a bill for $1 million in state grants to 21 Days of Peace, with which he has prior ties.
- Senator Sandra Pappas stated that they could not hold Champion to an unclear standard in Senate rules.
- Champion mentioned that this experience is a learning opportunity for the entire Legislature.
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Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion dodges ethics violation
ST. PAUL — Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion avoided an ethics violation Monday, May 5, after two hours of questioning before the Senate Subcommittee on Ethics. The ethics committee deadlocked 2–2 on Monday afternoon over whether Champion, a Democrat from Minneapolis, unethically pushed legislation funding a Minneapolis nonprofit to which Champion has ties from previous pro bono legal work. The 2-2 tie from the committee means the et…
Minnesota Senate ethics committee takes no action on complaint against Champion
The Senate ethics committee on Monday took no action on a complaint against Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis. A GOP complaint alleged he violated Senate rules when he spearheaded state funds to an organization run by a former legal…
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