Category Archives: Illinois

MLK Day political law links

Posted on January 16, 2012

SOLYNDRA ADS COMING. Story here. “Americans for Prosperity is going up with a $5 million ad buy against President Barack Obama on Solyndra.” HELP CHRISTIAN ADAMS GET HIS COAT BACK. If you were in Richmond to hear the argument in … Continue reading →

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New group launch, ban period ends, insider trading, and more political law links

Posted on January 6, 2012

LOBBYING BAN PERIOD ENDS.  Roll Call.  “For nearly 100 ex-Members of Congress who were wiped out in the 2010 elections or who left office on their own terms, the shackles came off this week. They are now free to lobby … Continue reading →

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Holiday franking, financial disclosure, texting money, and more political law links

Posted on December 19, 2011

HOLIDAY FRANKING ADVICE. Story here. “Members of Congress send millions of dollars worth of mail to constituents every year but there are official rules that govern what can and cannot be said in those mailings. Members are barred, for example, … Continue reading →

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OWS, the electoral college, getting social, and more political law links

Posted on December 8, 2011

NONPROFIT SUPPORTS ELECTORAL COLLEGE.  Story here.  “An obscure but well-funded campaign to reinvent the Electoral College and elect the president via a national popular vote has alarmed GOP leaders, who have mounted a counterattack with the help of a newly … Continue reading →

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Super PACs, state and local ethics case developments, and more political law links

Posted on December 7, 2011

LDA ENFORCEMENT ALERT.  I couldn’t make COGEL this year, but there’s a report that Ken Gross announced that DOJ made him aware of a $45,000 DOJ settlement with an unnamed lobbying firm, the first in years in this area.  Stay … Continue reading →

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