And the story is here. Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) confirmed Monday that the Office of Congressional Ethics has closed its inquiry into fundraisers held around the 2009 financial reform vote, and it recommended the House ethics committee not pursue the matter. There’s no OCE press release online as of this minute, so stay tuned.
Day: August 30, 2010
Panel to mull updating state campaign laws in California
The California Fair Political Practices Commission established a panel to propose changes to state campaign finance law. The press release is here and it lists the members of the panel.
Union-Leader on lobbyists
In this editorial the paper discusses conflict between two candidates trading charges regarding lobbying. Hillary Clinton was right when, in the 2008 primary, she defended lobbying as a sometimes necessary and perfectly defensible way for people to get the attention of their elected representatives. The problem with American politics isn’t that we have lobbyists. It’s […]