Katharine Jose

9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. State Senate Democratic Taskforce on Criminal Justice Reform holds public forum on preventing wrongful convictions in New York state; Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center, 3940 Broadway.

10 a.m. Groundbreaking on a $65.6 million, 83-unit housing development for low-income seniors in the Bronx; Serviam Gardens, 323 E. 198th Street.

10 a.m. NAACP Brooklyn elected officials, homeowners and advocates hold day of action against mortgage discrimination; City Hall steps.

Noon. Tom DiNapoli holds news conference to announce criminal fraud referrals to New York City law enforcement of NYC daycare programs; State Comptroller’s Office, 633 Third Ave., 31st floor.

3 p.m. Diane Savino announces sponsorship of the after-school Citizens Committee's Youth Organizing Program; 36 Richmond Terrace, Suite 112, Staten Island.

6 p.m. Union Square Not for Sale holds celebration of public space as park of its continuing campaign against privatization of the park; Union Square Park.

A new CNN national poll shows Barack Obama with 50 percent of the vote, and John McCain with 45 percent.

Colin Powell met with both Obama and McCain.

Kos pulled back his donation to Obama, citing the senator's position on FISA, his snub of MoveOn, and his treatment of Wes Clark.

Obama has not called Clark.

Sadly, Boy George will not be playing a free concert for the Sanitation Department.

Michael Scherer thinks McCain is cultivating victimhood.

Second Amendment advocates point out that McCain was once sort of an ally.  read more »

The Log Cabin Republicans repudiated John McCain on same-sex marriage. [Ben]

David Yassky's comptroller campaign has a new web site. [David Yassky]

A blogger deconstructs Representative Randy Kuhl's energy mailer, in which he pushes a bill that is facing Congress. [Scholars and Rogues]

Stephen Baldwin is moving to Canada if Obama is elected. [Transom]

McCain has accepted about $700,000 in donations from people associated with the Swift Boat campaign, which McCain denounced in 2004. [USA Today]

Another Florida Republican calls for no offshore drilling, more nuclear power. [Naked Politics]

Joe Bruno sounds like he's ready to go. [Albany Watch]

Anthony Weiner thinks the city should be reimbursed for what it is paying employees who are working in Iraq. [The Sun]

The speech Barack Obama gave today on the role of faith-based initiatives in his administration is bound to win over some of the Christian voters the campaign thinks it can poach from the Republican Party.

It may also irritate some of his socially liberal supporters, who are already distressed over his move to the center. Also, the phrase "faith-based initiative" is, at least for now, firmly linked to the current president. (Although the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives was a cornerstone of of George W. Bush's platform, Obama said Bush's program "never fulfilled its promise" and pledged to get rid of it entirely and start his own.  read more »

Barack Obama criticized George W. Bush's office of faith-based initiatives and says he would start his own under a new name. [Politico]

The N.R.A. is going to spend $40 million this election, $15 million of it painting Obama as a threat to the Second Amendment. [Political Wire]

Billionaire Tom Golisano is reportedly going announce he will pour millions of dollars into a P.A.C. to maintain the Republican majority in the State Senate. [Capitol News]

The dam that ensures the city's drinking water supply is undergoing a major renovation beginning in 2011. [Herald Record]

Community Board 7 approved the Willets Point redevelopment plan, 20-15. [N.Y.P.]

A search and rescue dog that served at the World Trade Center on 9/11 will be cloned.  read more »

Many supporters are willing to accept that it's politically expedient for Barack Obama to align himself with Jewish causes and distance himself from Muslim and Arab concerns, writes Steve Kornacki, but few realize that he won't have any more latitude if he becomes president.

Barack Obama and Bill Clinton had a long awaited conversation.

Obama criticized MoveOn.org for that "General Betray Us" ad. 

Wes Clark has a FaceBook page. Also, he's not going back on what he said about McCain on that FaceBook page.

Asked about Obama's patriotism, McCain gives a less-than-complete answer. 

A Wall Street Journal blog notices that Obama's social networking site is being used by members to voice complaints about his position on FISA. 

Port Authority director Chris Ward gave a somewhat dismal assessment of progress at the World Trade Center site.  read more »

David

Here's Obama's second national TV ad, which, like the last one, will air in 18 states (although unlike the last one, it's only 30 seconds long, not a minute).

It's Obama's pitch to blue-collar workers and conservative Democrats. He says he's offering job creation, health care, tax cuts for "workers." Perhaps most notably, this spot delivers the message that Obama is also a worker.

UPDATE: Ambinder points out that the claims in the ad about Obama's welfare-to-work qualifications are a bit on the overblown side.

Mitt Romney is apparently a favorite to be John McCain's running mate--the main problem is the "lack of personal chemistry." [Politico]

McCain's Truth Squad is "not as much about truth-squadding as about finding their own equivalence to the Muslim and anti-American myths being spread about Obama," writes Jonathan Martin. [J.M.]

The Rocky Mountain West states could go to either presidential candidate. [Denver Post]

Jon Corzine defends New Jersey's budget. [PolitickerNJ]

It looks like State Senator Ruben Diaz is getting the support of the "powers that be." [Liz]

After pressure from Dan Squadron, Marty Connor is going to disclose his financials. [Capitol Confidential]

The Westchester G.O.P is running realtor Anthony Pilla, who lost a City Council race last year, against Assemblywoman Amy Paulin. [Politics on the Hudson]

Steve Kornacki says Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty may be at ease talking to white working class voters in a bar, but on TV he's "a generic, uninspiring and thoroughly forgettable politician."

Jason Horowitz reports from Hillary Clinton's speech at a boys' high school graduation, where an actor from CSI gave her a $2,300 check on stage.

Barack Obama is going to Europe and the Middle East.

The pool report from the first weekend of total coverage of the Obamas describes a run-in with fire ants, a trip to Starbucks, and Michelle Obama as "slammin."

A trust overseen by Cindy McCain failed to pay the property taxes on a La Jolla apartment under its ownership, Newsweek reports.

The Washington Post looks at why Virginia is becoming bluer, and West Virginia redder.  read more »

Saturday

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Personal finance conference for residents of public housing; Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement House in Queensbridge Houses, 10-25 41st Ave., Long Island City.

11 a.m. Ribbon cutting for Ambrosini Ballfields & Playground; City Island Avenue between Centre Street and Winter Avenue, Bronx.

11:30 a.m. Ceremony commemorating the 58th anniversary of the start of the Korean war; Universal Soldier, Battery Park, Manhattan.

Noon. More than 500 motorcyclists deliver diapers and baby wipes at annual Bikers for Babies event; Hale House Center.

Noon. Brooklyn’s 103rd annual parade sponsored by the Long Island Assembly of Knights of Columbus. Parade route follows 13th Avenue from 66th Street to 86th Street.  read more »

Rudy Giuliani will stump for Representative Dave Reichert, who is facing a tough re-election.

Charlie Crist says he doesn't know who will win Florida.

Oh, Grover. Norquist called Obama "John Kerry with a tan."

John McCain complained that Obama won't get back to him about those town halls.

McCain also took issue with Obama's characterization of his stance on women's rights.

Frank Powers' funeral turned into a major scene, with his son taken away in handcuffs.  read more »

Capitol Confidential has a rundown of who may run for Joe Bruno's seat.

In light of Bill Richardson's remarks to USA Today--he said John McCain has "good record on immigration" and noted, "You can't underestimate John McCain with Hispanics"--it's worth looking back at his recent appearance at the Council of Foreign Relations.

During that interview, with C.F.R.'s Garrick Utley, Richardson spoke at length about McCain, immigration and Hispanic voters. He offered praise for the Republican nominee, but also said he thinks McCain is moving in the wrong direction.

Excerpts from the transcript:

And I believe what my candidate, Senator Obama, can bring is the ability to heal, and bring people together and develop coalitions. And I am optimistic that a Republican candidate -- Senator McCain, who also has a good record on immigration, although because of conservative pressures is moving in the wrong direction; that immigration reform could be an issue that is effectively dealt with, comprehensive immigration reform, securing borders, a legalization plan, a stronger relationship with Mexico, because most of these problems are economic; finding ways to -- those that knowingly hire illegal workers be punished, and many other ways to deal with the need for seasoned and educated workers that needs a reform in the legal immigration area.  read more »

• 1 comment

Niall Stanage reports that today, in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton publicly acknowledged Obama's "grace and grit," the two agreed that "women can do anything the boys can do," and Obama thinks Clinton, in general, "rocks."

The pastor at Jenna Bush's wedding launched a pro-Obama web site that's also a bit anti-Dobson. [The Trail]

What does John McCain mean by "Country First?" [First Read]

A former Clinton administration official and his wife are leading "Democrats for McCain." [The Swamp]

Here's new renderings of the plans for Coney Island. [Gowanus Lounge]

Domenic Recchia says he has nothing to do with the internal problems of a nonprofit he directed money to. [Brooklyn Paper]

There's a new coalition in favor of the property tax cap. [Capitol Confidential]

Dan Janison reports that while the role of unions in Albany will change a bit under Dean Skelos, it's not going to be a seismic shift. [Spin Cycle]

Choire thinks that Terry McAuliffe is a lot more deserving of scorn than Howard Wolfson is. [Radar] 

Superintern Bharat Ayyar asked both candidates in the Brooklyn State Senate race to define a position on what Dean Skelos has promised will be a major issue in Albany.

Howard Dean reveled in the adoption of the '50-state strategy" at a Manhattan fund-raiser last night, though he told Jason Horowitz, “I never talk about vindication."

Steve Kornacki looks back at the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan, when Republicans also picked up 12 Senate seats, and wonders if Barack Obama can do the same thing for Democrats.

Eliot Brown reports that the Port Authority may toss out the old timetable for development of the World Trade Center site without setting any new dates.

Niall Stanage reports from New Hampshire, where Michelle Obama spoke about family-related issues at an event she co-hosted with Jeanne Shaheen.

8 a.m. The Partnership for New York City co-hosts discussion on the importance of foreign investment to economic growth in New York; Levin Institute, 116 East 55th St.

10 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting for the Harlem Community Development Corporation; 163 West 125th St., 17th Floor Conference Room.

10 a.m. State Senator Eric Schneiderman joins Hispanic and Jewish seniors to tour exhibit that celebrates shared Jewish and Dominican history; Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Soundview Health Center marks National HIV Testing Day by offering free counseling and HIV testing; 731 White Plains Road, Bronx.

10:30 a.m. Queens officials celebrate renaming of park in honor of Phil Rizzuto; Smokey Oval Park, 125th Street at Atlantic Avenue, Queens.  read more »

The Hill reports that Barack Obama told the Congressional Black Caucus three times that he "bit [his] tongue" about Hillary Clinton during the primary campaign.

In New Hampshire, Michelle Obama praised Clinton.

The City Council might ban the act of climbing buildings.

The Economist is highly skeptical of Obama's decision to opt out of public financing.

The Commission on Presidential Debates proposes three debates with a more conversational format.

The state G.O.P. added Rudy Giuliani, Al D'Amato and Linda Mondello to its list of McCain delegates, among others.

Ed Rendell said Bill Clinton needs to "get over" the primary  read more »

Predictably,

Superintern Bharat Ayyar has a report from a protest against reopening the Brooklyn House of Detention, where a hearty collection of elected officials pointed out that "people live here now."

He also sent in this dispatch on a delicate situation that unfolded there:

There was an unexpected guest at this afternoon’s rally to stop the Brooklyn House of Detention’s reopening and expansion: Dan Squadron, who is challenging State Senator Marty Connor in 25th district. His attendance was not announced prior to the event.

Connor was there, too, which could have made for an awkward situation. I asked Connor what he thought about Squadron making an appearance.  read more »

• 6 comments

Observer correspondent Em Whitney reports from the "Rock to Save Darfur Concert-Benefit," where Talib Kweli and Eric Gioia hit it off backstage.

The Supreme Court struck down the gun ban in Washington, D.C., which may make guns less of an issue on the general election. [CQ] 

Barack Obama reversed a previous statement he had made about the gun ban. [Ben] 

A new set of polls show Obama leading in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado and Michigan. [Quinnipiac]

Con Ed workers may strike this weekend. [A.P.] 

The national political landscape has changed enough that Howard Dean's vision for his losing 2004 presidential campaign is echoed in the strategy of the more successful Obama campaign, writes Steve Kornacki.

8:30 a.m. Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation; LMDC, 1 Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor.

10 a.m. Michael Bloomberg launches "The New York City Waterfalls" public art project; South Street Seaport, Pier 17 Building, 3rd Floor East Balcony.

10:30 a.m. Schools Chancellor Joel Klein holds end of school year media roundtable discussion; Horace Mann Hall, Room 138, Teachers College, 525 West 120th St.; 11:30 a.m. Speaks at the graduation of Bronx Lab School; Horace Mann Hall, Cowin Auditorium, Teachers College, 525 West 120th St.

11 a.m. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visits the New York Stock Exchange; NYSE, Exchange and Broad streets.  read more »

David Plouffe says Barack Obama won't pick a running mate based on states he needs to win.

John McCain would like you to remember his energy plan is now called The Lexington Project.

In Las Vegas, McCain called for more nuclear energy and said he's in favor of disposing of nuclear waste at the controversial Yucca Mountain site.

Albany lawmakers approved Michael Bloomberg's Gansevoort waste transfer station.

Phil Anderson met Don Barber, a candidate for State Senate, and says he's "the real deal."

Liz notes that organized labor didn't have much to say about Dean Skelos' new position.  read more »

Lynn Sweet offers some help for out-of-town reporters. [Lynn Sweet]

Barack Obama says that Scarlett Johansson sort of exaggerated the extent of their relationship. [The Trail]

Daniel Libit tries to get to the bottom of where all the political strategists on cable TV come from. [Politico]

MTV is taking political ads. [Ad Age]

David Kurtz points out an Albanian coincidence. [T.P.M.]

Hillary Clinton thanked Obama for helping her raise money to relieve her campaign debt. [Ben]

The State Supreme Court dropped its case against Dick Grasso--part of Eliot Spitzer's legacy. [Liz]

Ralph Nader wonders out loud if Obama is trying to "talk white." [First Read]

The acting buildings commissioner testified in Washington yesterday and asked for more OSHA inspectors. [Gothamist]

Norman Oder is highly skeptical of a block party in support of Atlantic Yards. [Atlantic Yards Report]

The Indian Point nuclear plant passed the first inspection needed for relicensing. [Journal News]

The owner of the Woodhaven bowling alley that drew support when it closed last month wants the building landmarked. [Daily News]

In Coney Island, even scoping meetings are lively. [Kinetic Carnival]

Azi reports on how people in Albany think the Capitol will change without Joe Bruno--the League of Women Voters says there will be "no change," but a photographer thinks "it's going to suck."

Jason Horowitz writes about John McCain's (and Barack Obama's) transformation from rebel to nominee--"[T]he definition of maverick in the dictionary is an unbranded calf, which is appropriate," former McCain ally Lincoln Chafee says.

Eliot Brown chronicles the sorry state of the M.T.A.

And notes that John Catsimatidis is consistently absent from Convention Center Development Corporation meetings.

Felix Gillette reports on NBC's search for a new Washington bureau chief.

9 a.m. Launch of the City Harvest-FreshDirect Buying Club; Melrose Mobile Market, New York City Housing Authority, 286 East 156th St.

11 a.m. Jayni and Chevy Chase join New York Coalition for Healthy School Food to protest state budget cuts to school meal programs; The Creative Center at Manhattan Theatre Club, 311 West 43rd St., 8th floor.

11 a.m. Transportation Security Administration launches its Self-Select Lane program; LaGuardia Airport, Delta Terminal checkpoint.

Noon. Elected officials and homeless advocates protest Department of Homeless Services plan to close men's homeless intake center in Manhattan; City Hall Steps.

Noon. Warren Buffett lunches with winning bidders of luncheon to benefit Glide Foundation; Smith & Wollensky, upstairs bar, 797 Third Ave.  read more »

The Sun is reporting that a Brooklyn appeals court is set to allow state officials to recognize same-sex marriage, as per David Paterson's order.

Andrew Stengel notes that Dean Skelos, like Joe Bruno, has a park named after him.

Michelle Obama will headline a D.N.C. event this week at the Waldorf Astoria.

Phil Anderson reports a "major shakeup" in Steve Harrison's Congressional campaign.

Charlie Black is most likely not going to get fired.

Kirsten Gillibrand debuted her baby on the House floor.

Unity, New Hampshire is expecting the biggest crowd they've had since Arlo Guthrie performed there in the 70's.

Hillary Clinton was very warmly welcomed back to the Senate.  read more »

Earlier today the Bush administration made clear they don't intend to intervene in the negotiations between the Iraqi government and several large oil companies.

Chuck Schumer, along with Claire McCaskill and John Kerry, responded quickly with a letter to Condoleezza Rice asking her to prevent the deals from going forward until there is an oil-revenue sharing law.

Both Schumer and Kerry are on the Senate Finance Committee; Kerry and McCaskill are both surrogates for Barack Obama, whose campaign has been going after John McCain for McCain's new, oil company-friendly position on offshore drilling.

Here's the release along with the letter (which, weirdly, doesn't include McCaskill's name at the end of it).  read more »

Nancy Pelosi says there was sexism in the presidential campaign. [The Swamp]

Through a spokesman, Bill Clinton released a sentence in support of Barack Obama. [A.P.]

An upstate editorial board says of Obama's proposal for an urban czar, "Does the country really need yet another czar-type?" [D&C]

State Senator Jose Serrano thinks Obama is right about urban areas and bottom-up growth. [Room 8]

Paul Francis, who worked as a top aide to David Paterson and Eliot Spitzer, resigned. [The Real Estate]

Barry Mazor reviews that Woodstock museum that briefly became a presidential campaign issue. [W.S.J.]

Obama continues to make waves in merchandising around the world. [BBC]

A little bit like the DNC's "McCain Versus McCain," here's a new Web ad from the Republican campaign using Barack Obama's statements about public financing against him.

Like some of McCain's previous spots, this one is also trippy.

Steve Kornacki considers historical patterns and Barack Obama's relationship to party leaders, among other factors, in thinking about the Democrats under President Obama.

Barack Obama became president of the Harvard Law Review partly by "convincing the conservative minority of law students that he would treat them fairly." [Politico] 

Obama will "likely" appear with Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania. UPDATE: Or not. [Ambinder] 

Joe Biden has no need to be coy. [CNN] 

Obama's huge lead in a recent Newsweek poll is built in part on changing party affiliation. [First Read]

Joe Klein has it that McCain really wants Tom Ridge, Jeb Bush or Mel Martinez to be his running mate. [Swampland]

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn is disappointed that the Supreme Court declined to hear an eminent domain lawsuit related to Atlantic Yards.  read more »

Drawing parallels between Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter, Steve Koracki writes that the American public doesn't always mind when its anti-politics candidates make politically motivated decisions.

Saturday

8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sustainable South Bronx sponsors 2nd Annual Hunts Point Hustle, a 5K race along South Bronx Greenway; Hunts Point Riverside Park, Edgewater Road and Lafayette Avenue.

9:30 a.m. Harlem elected officials bid farewell to visiting Caribbean heads of state; Sylvia's Restaurant, 328 Malcolm X Blvd.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annual Harlem Juneteenth Emancipation Day commemoration; Pleasant Village Community Garden, 342-35 Pleasant Ave.

11:30 a.m. Anthony Weiner holds Town Hall meeting on local community issues; I.S. 74-01 78th Ave., near Copper Avenue, Glendale.

12:30 p.m. Hundreds of motorcyclists deliver diapers to Hale House for the 13th Annual Bikers for Babies event; Hale House Center, 152 West 122nd St.  read more »

John McCain and Barack Obama are having representatives from their campaigns debate on Twitter.

Obama debuted a seal that says "Yes We Can" in Latin.

Obama says unequivocally that he supports the ban on offshore drilling.

Michelle Obama spoke of a "mom friendly" nation in front of a women's group that included many Hillary Clinton allies.

In addition to Obama and McCain, Clinton will speak at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.

Chuck Hagel asks why he wouldn't consider the V.P. slot.

Chuck Schumer is holding out endorsing in the Staten Island Congressional race.  read more »

MoveOn shutters its 527 in deference to Barack Obama. [Greg Sargent]

Barack Obama didn't vote on one of the bills he cites in his new ad, and neither did John McCain. [The Swamp]

The McCain campaign plays the gender card on Obama. [Ben]

Eliot Spitzer is reportedly taking his family on vacation to Southeast Asia. [Intelligencer]

Obama is currently selling at 62.6. McCain is at 33.2. [Intrade]

Jose Rivera is dealing with a kidney stone. [Liz]

There's a new blog on New Urbanism based out of Rochester. [Moderate Urban Champion via Rochester Turning]

An education blogger thinks there is a double standard for how schools are run in New York suburbs versus the city.  read more »

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will campaign together next week. [A.P.] 

John McCain quietly met with Hispanic leaders last night. [A.P.] 

McCain penned an op-ed about Nafta in advance of his speech in Canada. [Detroit Free Press] 

Lysandra Ohrstrom reports from the Rent Control Board meeting. [The Real Estate] 

Karl Rove blasted both McCain and Obama's economic policies. [W.S.J.]

The owner of the building on which a crane collapsed is suing the city for $100 million. [The Sun]

The director of volunteers for the D.N.C. quit. [A.P.]

Steve Kornacki enjoys the fantasy that Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, former running mates, could end up running against each other this year, as candidates for vice president.

10 a.m. Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Convention Center Development Corporation; ESDC, 633 Third Ave., 37th Floor.

10:30 a.m. Small business owners threatened by Second Avenue subway construction urge passage of economic relief legislation; 1804 Second Ave.

11 a.m. Transportation Alternatives releases study on the high fuel cost of drivers looking for curbside parking on the Upper West Side; Columbus Avenue and West 76th Street.

11 a.m. Ribbon cutting for reconstructed paths in Seton Falls Park; East 233rd Street and Baychester Avenue, Bronx.

11 a.m. Starbucks celebrates opening of two new coffeehouses in Harlem; Starbucks, 2195 Frederick Douglass Blvd.

11 a.m. Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum speaks at graduation ceremony for visually impaired children; The Lighthouse Theater, Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th St.  read more »

Steve Kornacki thinks Barack Obama's endorsement of an incumbent--but conservative--Democrat isn't really new.

A new poll from FOX shows Obama leading John McCain slightly, 42-39.

Josh Marshall doesn't think McCain is in a position to criticize Obama's decision about public financing.

Marc Ambinder has an idea of why the Obama campaign chose today to make the announcement.

Phil Anderson is OK with Obama's decision.

Michael Bouldin concurs.

Will Rumsfeld's slight actually help McCain?

Bill Clinton was spotted strolling around Chappaqua, drinking coffee.

The Economist takes on Anthony Weiner's efforts to help foreign models.  read more »

Observer intern Bharat Ayyar reports that at this morning's City Council hearing on the development of the abandoned Ridgewood Reservoir, Bill Thompson and Helen Marshall pushed to keep the area wild.

Another sign of a thaw between the Obama campaign and some of the powerful women who have long been allied with the Clintons: Michelle Obama will speak at a lunch for the National Partnership for Women & Children tomorrow.

The release from the campaign notes that Emily's List founder Ellen Malcolm and Cheryl Mills, who was deputy White House counsel under Bill Clinton, are both on the board of the organization and will be at the event.

Here's the announcement:

Chicago, IL – This Friday, June 20, Michelle Obama, wife of Senator Barack Obama, will speak at the National Partnership for Women & Families 2008 Annual Luncheon.  read more »

• 24 comments

Observer intern Bharat Ayyar reports:

Andrew Cuomo made it clear today that he will be holding former and current M.T.A. board members "personally responsible" for using free E-ZPass tags he says are illegal, although he noted that there is a limit on how far back back the probe will reach.

Speaking during a press conference in his downtown office, the attorney general said he will start by recouping the funds. If the board does not vote to discontinue the practice of doling out free passes during a vote next week, Cuomo said, he will pursue litigation.

He would not say whether the board members will be fined or otherwise punished beyond paying restitution.  read more »

• 0 comments