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Lavish Gifts, Expensive Trips: Was California State Worker Union Leader’s Spending Justified?

Joan Harrington, director of social sector ethics quoted in The Modesto Bee.

“You and I are paying more in taxes to let them be tax-exempt, so they have a responsibility to the public to act appropriately and act ethically,” said Joan Harrington, “They have an added burden as a tax-exempt organization.”

Joan Harrington, director of social sector ethics quoted in The Modesto Bee. This article also appeared in other Central California outlets including the Fresno Bee, Merced Sun-Star, and San Luis Obispo Tribune.

 

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