{"id":309184,"date":"2026-10-18T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309184\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T07:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T07:45:00","slug":"advocates-rally-for-county-level-insider-trading-bans-photos-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309184\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocates rally for county-level insider trading bans (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grassroots activists advocating for county-level insider trading bans proposed via ballot measures in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties gathered Tuesday in Scranton. Lackawanna County voters will decide Nov. 3 whether the county\u2019s Home Rule Charter should be amended to \u201crequire specifically that the Lackawanna County Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics prohibit County elected officials and employees from engaging in individual stock trades or prediction market bets based on nonpublic information obtained in the course of their official County service.\u201d The proposed amendment and an equivalent proposal in Luzerne County would also create a reporting requirement necessitating the production of an annual report on ethics complaints and stock trades involving county, state and federal elected officials who represent county residents. The progressive nonprofit Action Together NEPA spearheading the ballot-initiative efforts organized Tuesday\u2019s event in Scranton where supporters called for \u201cyes\u201d votes on the referendums in the interest of public trust. \u201cThis campaign is about people power,\u201d Action Together NEPA Communications Director Jessica Brittain said in a news release. \u201cWhile politicians have failed to act, NEPA voters have shown overwhelming support for this campaign and are ready to vote yes on the ballot question to ban insider trading in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Action Together NEPA Organizing Manager Yesenia Rodriguez holds up a...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.standardspeaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-ACTIONTOGETHERNEPA-1014-01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Action Together NEPA Organizing Manager Yesenia Rodriguez holds up a sign during the event in Scranton Tuesday, October. 13, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Community leader and Lackawanna County resident Dwayne Heisler speaks during...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.standardspeaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-ACTIONTOGETHERNEPA-1014-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Community leader and Lackawanna County resident Dwayne Heisler speaks during the Action Together NEPA event in Scranton Tuesday, October 13, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Veteran and social worker Amber Viola speaks during the Action...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.standardspeaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STT-L-ACTIONTOGETHERNEPA-1014-02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Veteran and social worker Amber Viola speaks during the Action Together NEPA event in Scranton Tuesday, October. 13, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 3<\/p>\n<p>Action Together NEPA Organizing Manager Yesenia Rodriguez holds up a sign during the event in Scranton Tuesday, October. 13, 2026. 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