WisPolitics.com has the latest on the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board’s reaction to a lawsuit involving new regulations and express advocacy. The GAB won’t regulate so-called issue ads this fall as it moved to settle one of three lawsuits challenging its new rules.
Day: August 11, 2010
How much was spent on DC soda tax lobbying?
The Post notes lobbying spending on the fight over a soda tax in Washington, DC. According to D.C law, lobbying is defined as “communicating directly with any official in the legislative or executive branch of the District government with the purpose of influencing any legislative action or an administrative decision.” The law states organizations also […]
Taking reform to the streets
MoveOn.org apparently organized some protests around the country in support of campaign finance reform. The Pasadena Star-News covers an event here. Sean Parnell of the Center for Competitive Politics discusses the development in this post.