Monthly Archives: March 2010

Foursquare and candidate/officeholder transparency

CNN Political Ticker notes a candidate claiming to be the first to be using Foursquare, a location-based social networking service.

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Pork magazine reports on new pork lobbyist

Pork reports that the National Pork Producers Council hired a new Washington lobbyist recently.

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Q1 cash crunch and Citizens United’s impact

The Hill reports on Citizens United’s impact on fundraising numbers this quarter.

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Recess appointments included former lobbyists

The status of former lobbyists in the Obama administration is the topic of this Washington Examiner report.

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The impact of Citizens United on Massachusetts

How does Citizens United impact state law?  Here’s a story on what’s happening in Massachusetts. Massachusetts law has limited corporate influence on elections since 1907, but under a change issued last month by the state Office of Campaign and Political … Continue reading

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