FILING FREQUENCY CHANGE IN THE NEWS. A super PAC changed its filing frequency recently and it made the paper here. “Restore Our Future announced a $3.1 million ad campaign backing Romney in Iowa this month, making the group obligated to … Continue reading
RICHARDSON INVESTIGATION. The Times. “Bill Richardson, the former governor of New Mexico who ran for president in 2008, is being investigated by a federal grand jury for possible violations of campaign finance laws, according to people with knowledge of the … Continue reading
K ST. M&A. Roll Call. “British conglomerate WPP, which already owns several D.C. lobbying and consulting firms including Quinn Gillespie & Associates and Burson-Marsteller, announced Tuesday it is scooping up the Glover Park Group.” HOUSE ETHICS AND TRADING. Story here. … Continue reading
END OF THE ROAD FOR CROSSROADS? The agenda for Thursday’s public meeting of the Federal Election Commission is online here. TPM has a look at the American Crossroads advisory opinion request here. OCCUPY THE FEC? Roll Call. “As Occupy Wall … Continue reading
LOBBYISTS ON TWITTER. Sunlight’s watching. “The nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation is today launching a tool designed to track the personal Twitter activity — be it musings about the Kardashians or latest meeting with a congressmen — of Washington’s influence class.” KAISER … Continue reading