Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced her resignation on Tuesday amid sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having moonlighted as a highly-paid consultant to a marijuana business.
FILE - A marijuana harvester examines buds going through a trimming machine near Corvallis, Ore., on Sept. 30, 2016. Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced her resignation on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, amid sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having moonlighted as a highly-paid consultant to a marijuana business.
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced her resignation Tuesday amid sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having moonlighted as a highly-paid consultant to a marijuana business.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Pot consulting paid Oregon secretary of state $10K monthlyOregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has apologized for taking a job as a consultant for a marijuana company — part of an industry that her office just audited — that paid far more than her state salary.
Consulte Mais informação »
Oregon secretary of state resigns due to marijuana jobOregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has announced her resignation amid sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having moonlighted as a highly-paid consultant to a marijuana business
Consulte Mais informação »
Oregon secretary of state resigns over lucrative weed contractFagan’s resignation is effective May 8.
Consulte Mais informação »
Oregon secretary of state resigns over side job as marijuana company consultantOregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigned Tuesday less than a week after it came to light that she had taken a lucrative side job consulting for an embattled cannabis company at a time when her office was auditing the state’s marijuana program.
Consulte Mais informação »
Why Oregon's secretary of state is apologizing for her $10K-per-month role with pot firmOregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has apologized for taking a job as a consultant for a marijuana company. The company is part of an industry that her office just audited. The Democrat is the state’s second-highest ranking official. She expressed her remorse in a Zoom conference Monday. She says she exercised poor judgment but has indicated she aims to hold onto her elected position. Republicans have called for her to resign. Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek has requested investigations by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission and the Oregon Department of Justice. Fagan says she is terminating her contract with an affiliate of marijuana retail chain La Mota.
Consulte Mais informação »
Marijuana moonlighting: Oregon official quits due to pot jobOregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has announced her resignation amid sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having moonlighted as a highly-paid consultant to a marijuana business
Consulte Mais informação »