Day: June 17, 2009

Lobbying Guidance, Revised and Clarified

New guidance has been released explaining the conditions for lobbyist terminations. A registrant may remove a lobbyist only when (i) that individual’s lobbying activities on behalf of that client did not constitute at the end of the current quarter, and are not reasonably expected in the upcoming quarter to constitute, 20 percent of the time […]

FCC Pick’s Confirmation Hearing

This is one of several reports on the confirmation hearing for Federal Communications Commission nominee Julius Genachowski. With the path cleared for a Democratic cheerleading session for Genachowski, who is likely to win full Senate confirmation before Congress’ July 4 holiday, Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia chose to blast Martin’s administration of the […]

NJ ELEC’s New Chief

New Jersey’s Election Law Enforcement Commission has a new executive director, Jeffrey Brindle. “Nothing is more important to the health of our state than to have an informed electorate and good people participating in the political and governmental process,” said Brindle, who is currently the agency’s deputy director. In that post since 1985, Brindle earned […]