Monthly Archives: March 2011

Tech and recalls, Waters and ethics, transparency transparency and more political law links for Thursday

Posted on March 24, 2011

TECHNOLOGY AND THE GROWTH OF RECALLS. Blog post here.  (I added the new and exciting Recall Elections Blog to my ever-growing list of links to your right.) IT’S MILLER TIME FOR PAC. Roll Call reports that Alaska’s Joe Miller will … Continue reading →

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Lobbying, the money race, complaints, and ethics in today’s political law links

Posted on March 23, 2011

AMENDED COMPLAINT AGAINST MCCASKILL. Roll Call reports.  “In a conference call with reporters, Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Lloyd Smith said the state party would file an amended complaint to the Senate Ethics Committee, asking the panel to review McCaskill’s … Continue reading →

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Aircraft tax issues, disputed charges, lobbyist pasts in today’s political law links

Posted on March 22, 2011

PLANE ISSUES IN MISSOURI. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. “McCaskill said she is sending a check to the St. Louis County Collector of Revenue for $287,273 to cover three years worth of personal property taxes.  She also said she has … Continue reading →

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CU, Koch, Casino Jack, and commission appointments in today’s political law links

Posted on March 21, 2011

CANDIDATE LOAN STORY. In Roll Call this morning.  “Members of Congress have discovered another way to err on their annual financial disclosure reports.” KOCH AND POMPEO. The Post reports.  “When Mike Pompeo needed funding for a Wichita aerospace company, one … Continue reading →

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Vino, FARA guru, big asks, anti-tea news, and other political law links for today

Posted on March 18, 2011

IN-KIND VINO VERITAS. Roll Call reports.  “Since 2001, donors attending [Mike Thompson's] parties and other contributors have given the California Democrat more than 800 gifts of wine worth about $340,000, according to a CQ MoneyLine study of campaign finance reports.” … Continue reading →

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