Newswatch Paybacks State-by-State
Hawaii
EDITORIAL: Focus on ranked voting, donor law - The Garden Island
August 17, 2026 06:01 AM EDT
The Garden Island.
Hawaii elections have a participation problem — and Hawaii politics has a reputation problem, fueled, sadly, by repeated corruption scandals involving elected officials. This election season has been particularly tough, with the state facing federal attempts to wrest away control of the voting process, and our elected lieutenant governor out of the race and under indictment for allegedly accepting bribes.
Ohio
Amy Acton rolls out 'cost of corruption' plan in race for Ohio governor
August 19, 2026 05:44 PM EDT
Yahoo! Inc.
Democratic Ohio governor Ohio Amy Acton said she will sign three executive orders to fight corruption on day one of her term if she is elected
Rhode Island
Why Rhode Island must fix its judicial watchdogs | Opinion
August 16, 2026 06:05 AM EDT
The Providence Journal.
Rhode Island needs stronger ethics rules to ensure campaign donations do not influence judicial appointments, says a former director of Common Cause RI.
