SUPER PAC PRIMER. Covington’s super PAC primer is online here. SUPER PAC FINANCING. CBS. “Sheldon and Miriam Adelson are among the richest couples in the world with a fortune Forbes estimated at $23 billion, and they’re bankrolling the super PAC … Continue reading
“I SHOULD HAVE VOTED AT A HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS.” Story here. “The Maine Republican Party says 19 people who registered to vote on Election Day 2004 used a Holiday Inn Express in South Portland as their home address.” LIGHTSQUARED RULES FAST-TRACKED. … Continue reading
LOBBYIST SWITCH FOR EGYPT? Roll Call reports. “The government of Egypt has fallen, but its lobbyists in the U.S. soldier on.” K STREET PRIMARY. It’s undecided. “Many K Street insiders are close to several of the likely contenders and are … Continue reading
CONVENTION AND HOST COMMITTEE FUNDING. The AP covers recent developments on the Democratic convention here. I don’t know anything about the site called DemConWatch.com, but they quote a document purporting to list the restrictions on host committee donations. It looks … Continue reading
Good morning. Here are a few political law items to start your day. In the mailbag The latest edition of Womble Carlyle’s Political GPS is available here. The January 2011 edition of State & Federal’s e-newsletter is online here. The … Continue reading