FEC UPDATE. The Post. “McGahn will leave to become a partner at Patton Boggs, which has one of Washington’s leading election law practices.”
JACKSON AUCTION. Roll Call. “There’s still a full week to go before any of the prospective buyers will be able to decisively claim a piece of disgraced Illinois Democrat Jesse L. Jackson Jr.’s life, but early bidding bodes well for federal authorities hoping to recoup $750,000 in grossly mismanaged campaign funds.”
WH VISITS. Fox. “The analysis found that 200 lobbyists met 344 times with White House officials at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. between March and May.”
OFF YEAR DISCLOSURE. Roll Call. “Many PACs and parties (with the exception of national party committees) have the option to file only two FEC reports during nonelection years. Nonelection years are years in which there are no regularly scheduled federal elections. The other option is to file on the 20th of every month, disclosing the previous month’s activity.”
WHEAT LANDS. News here. “The national law firm Polsinelli is continuing to expand by adding former Rep. Alan Wheat (D-Mo.) to its staff.
NFIB RECEIVED CONTRIBUTION. HuffPo. “The National Federation of Independent Business received a $500,000 contribution from a group funded by the daisy chain of conservative nonprofits linked to the billionaire industrialist Koch brothers.”
CA: CFR FAIL. LAT. “Just one bill was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown‘s desk, SB 3, by Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco). It would require new training for campaign treasurers and mandate that officials study the possibility of replacing the state’s outdated website for tracking campaign finance information.”
DC: BARRY CENSURED. The Post. “Marion Barry, the city’s most well-known and polarizing politician, was censured Tuesday by his colleagues on the DC City Council for taking thousands of dollars in cash payments from contractors with business before the city.”
IA: NEW COMPLAINT FILED. Story here. “A former aide to Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has filed a second ethics complaint against an Iowa state senator, alleging the lawmaker broke Senate rules by seeking payment for political work.”
WA: ETHICS UPGRADE. Story here. “Spokane Mayor David Condon proposed Monday an overhaul of the city’s ethics committee, saying the decade-old body needs an ‘upgrade’ to give citizens ‘the assurance of transparency.'”
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