The Detroit News reports. After 18 months, General Motors Co.’s political action committee has resumed making political donations.
Day: September 21, 2010
Tweet on DISCLOSE: It’s on
Reid spokesman Jim Manley announced via tweet that the Senate will return to consideration of the DISCLOSE Act on Wednesday with a vote on Thursday. The Hill has a story here. Oops… looks like the vote couldn’t be Wednesday because of a New York fundraiser featuring Senate Democrats, according to Politico. Awkward.
Minnesota law stands for now
The Star Tribune reports. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank ruled that the plaintiffs — Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL), the Taxpayers League of Minnesota and Coastal Travel Enterprises — are unlikely to prove that the law hampers their right to free speech. Instead, Frank said, the law “serves an important government interest.”