Monthly Archives: September 2009

Florida lobbyist controversy in The Miami Herald

Posted on September 30, 2009

The Miami Herald reports on a new controversy surrounding a Florida lobbyist. A prominent eye doctor who claimed influence over high-level Florida politicians surrendered Wednesday to the FBI on federal charges that he ran a multimillion-dollar fraudulent fund raising and … Continue reading →

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Two interesting views on lobbyists and the industry

Posted on September 30, 2009

The WSJ’s Thomas Frank discusses lobbying and The Post’s coverage of the industry here. Here, the American League of Lobbyists’ Dave Wenhold says Obama administration restrictions could lead to lobbyist deregistration.  Individuals will simply deregister as “lobbyists” in order to … Continue reading →

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Achtung Donors: Raising political money at the U2 concert

Posted on September 30, 2009

Sunlight Foundation’s Political Party Time site lists some fundraisers held in connection with U2′s concert at FedEx field yesterday.

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Who’s giving to who?

Posted on September 30, 2009

The WSJ reports on lobbyist contribution patterns in this article. Lobbyists have donated twice as much to Democrats as Republicans this year -– and corporate PACs have sent 60% of their money to Democrats, according to the data. That’s a … Continue reading →

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Last Minute “Technical” Changes to Massachusetts Ethics Law

Posted on September 30, 2009

This report out of Boston says that lawmakers scrambled to make last minute “technical” changes to the state’s new ethics laws.  The Legislature also moved Tuesday to delay portions of the new law governing political lobbyists until Jan. 1.

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