USAT covers the Citizens United waiting game in this article. At issue is federal regulation of corporations’ independent spending in elections. Yet a broad ruling could also affect regulation of corporations’ contributions and direct spending on behalf of a candidate … Continue reading
Daily Archives: December 30, 2009
Here’s an AP report to follow-up on an earlier post about the Pennsylvania Casino Association’s compliance with state lobbying rules. A casino trade association headed by a former state Supreme Court chief justice rebutted a lawmaker’s criticism by saying that … Continue reading
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (the country’s largest pension fund) took action on ethics rules yesterday and the press release is here. At its December meeting, the 13-member Board tightened rules regulating its interaction with CalPERS staff concerning investment … Continue reading