TELEFORUM ON IRS PROPOSALS. Fed-Soc. It doesn’t look like the audio is online, yet, for last week’s teleforum on the (c)(4) proposal.
TRAVEL RULES FOCUS. National Journal. “Big corporations bankroll some nonprofits, whose trips, in turn, can feature stops at the businesses of their corporate funders. As a bonus, the growing use of 501(c)(3) nonprofits, which occupy the same charitable rung of the tax code as soup kitchens and the American Red Cross, means that the wealthy and corporate donors underwriting congressional travel can do so in secret and get a tax write-off along the way.”
LOBBYING #’S. WP. “Tough restrictions imposed by President Obama that effectively put administration jobs off-limits to lobbyists appeared to prompt many K Streeters to remove themselves from the lobbying rolls.”
AR: DARR RESIGNS. News here. “Lt. Gov. Mark Darr announced his resignation from office Friday night, effective Feb. 1, following pressure from political leaders after he admitted to campaign spending missteps.”
DC: APOLOGY FOR 10. WP. “The apology, delivered at a Southeast Washington community center, was an acknowledgment that the Democratic primary may well be decided by the electorate’s willingness to look past the campaign scandals and ongoing federal investigation that have defined much of his term.”
CT: NEW RULES, GOT IT? Here. “Under a new campaign finance law passed earlier this year the state party’s can now give gubernatorial candidates an unlimited amount of money even if they’re participating in the public finance system.”
MA: RULES SCOTCH PARTY. Newburyportnews.com. “Several city employees were organizing the event, but because Kezer is an elected official, campaign finance law prohibits public employees from soliciting money for any event honoring a candidate.”
TN: BREAKFAST OK. News here. “Campaign finance officials have dismissed a complaint lodged over a pancake breakfast hosted by state Sen. Jim Tracy 11 days before he launched his bid for Congress.”
VA: INAUGURAL FUNDRAISING. WP. “Virginia Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe has raised nearly $1.3 million for his inaugural festivities, with cash coming from a wide range of donors both inside and outside the state.”
VA: NEW EO LIMITS. WP. “McAuliffe’s order imposes a strict $100 gift cap on himself and the executive branch. It establishes an ethics commission, including $100,000 in start-up funds, with the authority to monitor compliance and recommend discipline for violators.”
WI: QUASHED. WSAW.com. “A Wisconsin judge quashed subpoenas and ordered the return of property to the targets of a secret campaign-finance investigation involving Governor Scott Walker.” More at Althouse.
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