Category Archives: Tennessee

Political law links for Mon., Jan. 30, 2012

Posted on January 30, 2012

HOUSE ETHICS GIVES CONVENTION GUIDANCE. The memo is here. IE UNITS POWER UP.  Roll Call.  “Senate campaign committees tapped two familiar hands to lead their independent expenditures this cycle — a high-stakes gig that controls tens of millions of dollars … Continue reading →

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Monday’s political law links

Posted on September 24, 2011

CU AND “WE THE PEOPLE.”  The White House recently launched an online petition tool, “We the People.”  According to the site, the “tool provides you with a new way to petition the Obama Administration to take action on a range … Continue reading →

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Feignfold fighting, tax-exempt status denials, Waters news, and more political law links

Posted on July 20, 2011

FEINGOLD FIGHTING.  Roll Call.  “‘Almost nothing of our election laws is still standing,’ said Feingold, who now heads the political action committee Progressives United. The PAC’s mission is to counter and eventually reverse the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. … Continue reading →

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Political law links for Monday, July 11th

Posted on July 11, 2011

FINANCIAL SAVVY OF MEMBERS.  The Times reports. “Using the financial disclosures of politicians, the research team built model portfolios and charted their performance. They found that House members ‘earn statistically significant positive abnormal returns,’ outperforming the market by 6 percentage … Continue reading →

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Here are my political law links for Thursday, watch the weather out there and be safe

Posted on April 28, 2011

WATERS CASE UPDATE. Politico reports.  “Five months after her ethics trial was postponed and the investigation reopened, the ethics case against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) remains in limbo.” EO ISSUE IN THE NEWS. The Hill. “More than two dozen Senate … Continue reading →

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