Rep. Price’s resolution to shut the door on a lame duck session of Congress mentions the House’s passage of the DISCLOSE Act. Whereas this Congress passed the DISCLOSE Act in violation of the first amendment, hindering citizens associations’ and corporations’ … Continue reading
I earlier noted how some corporate donors to an independent expenditure effort in Minnesota are handling attention. Additional coverage appears in a Fox News has a story on Target employees’ reaction to the contributions here. It looks like the activity … Continue reading
The Times has an overview of the charges and the original documents. The House Ethics Committee has all the documents here. The Committee’s homepage also has other statements. Roll Call reports that Rep. Rangel allegedly made “misleading statements.” The moves … Continue reading
H.R. 5751, which was the Fees on Lobbyists Act, transformed into the Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act and passed the House yesterday. It establishes a Lobbying Disclosure Enforcement Task Force to investigate and prosecute LDA cases, replaces the U.S. Attorney with … Continue reading
Cook County launched its lobbyist disclosure database. The story is here and the database is here. In other local lobbying news, Birmingham approved a new lobbyist contract and DuPage County may cut some of the $400,000 per year it spends … Continue reading