Two Article summaries related to Public Policy

Two Article Summaries Related to Public Policy

Two Article Summaries Related to Public Policy

Abstract

In this , I am going to summarize two articles that appeared in NorthJersey .com and am also going to discuss the public policies these articles are related to

Pay-To-Play Law Under Scrutiny

Pay-to-play in politics means that those who make political contributions to public or party officials or political parties , receive in return political or monetary favors , such as no-bid government contracts and appointments to political posts . In this article , the author examines this

rule . The Pay-to-Play Ordinance of the borough of Fair Lawn which was passed in 2006 states that public contracts to service providers who make contributions to political parties is forbidden (Pay-t0-Play Ordinances . In this article , the author states that the Borough Council of Fair Lawn is in the process of deciding whether it can prevent those people who have contracts with the borough government from making political donations to organizations . The issue being debated is whether some donations to the Bergen County Democratic Organization (BCDO ) can be declared illegal . It was found that four companies that have no-bid contracts with the borough gave a lot of donation to the Victory ' accounts of the Bergen County Democratic Organization after the ordinance was passed in 2006 . According to the Council members , the BCDO and the Victory accounts are the same thing therefore , this donation is illegal . A council member traced money transfer between the BCDO and Victory accounts

However , the Democratic Party...