A LOOK AT $35.8K/PLATE FUNDRAISERS. The Times. “There are the $35,800-a-ticket fund-raisers, and then there are the $35,800-a-ticket fund-raisers. The distance between a Presidio Heights villa overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco at sunset and a packed hall at a Masonic Temple with bad air-conditioning is a long one.” OPPOSITION TO OGE RULES […]
Month: September 2011
Friday’s political law links for Sept. 30, 2011
ETHICS INQUIRY REQUEST FOR THOMAS. Roll Call. “A group of House Democrats alleging that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas violated ethics rules by failing to report his wife’s income called for a federal investigation into the matter today.” NEA SUPPORTS AJA. The Hill. “The National Education Association (NEA) launched a multistate television ad campaign Wednesday […]
Thursday’s political law links
COMPLAINTS AGAINST NONPROFITS FILED. Roll Call. “Two campaign finance reform groups on Tuesday called on the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether nonprofit organizations that have become popular vehicles for injecting millions of dollars into political campaigns are eligible for the tax-exempt status they currently claim.” Politico‘s coverage is here. LABOR IE EFFORT. Politico. ” […]