Two blog posts on the White House ethics front today. The first notes that another set of data of White House visitor information was released today. As I noted earlier, some of the data seems to mask who visitors are … Continue reading
Just a few days ago I noted that North Carolina sought a $111,000 fine in a lobbying disclosure case. Today comes news that the Texas Ethics Commission has fined a judge $100,000 for failing to meet reporting obligations on personal … Continue reading
The Department of Justice announced via press release that the man who broke into Sarah Palin”s Yahoo email account was convicted. After a week-long trial, a jury found [David C.] Kernell guilty of one count of misdemeanor unauthorized access to … Continue reading
The Post notes the launch of Keys to the Capitol, a lobbying firm that targets small towns, humble associations and others of modest means who can’t even consider signing the $10,000-a-month retainers required by many top Washington firms. Instead, Kanitra’s … Continue reading
The Hill reports that Sen. Reid has made a comment on when the DISCLOSE Act might come to the floor. “Leader Reid has pledged this bill will be on the floor before July 4,” Schumer said Thursday, setting a timeline … Continue reading