INVESTED CAMPAIGN CASH. Story here. “Rep. Brad Sherman insists he’s no financial whiz, but you wouldn’t know it looking at his campaign finance reports. The California Democrat has raked in an astounding $652,000 from investing millions of dollars that his … Continue reading
KOCH RESPONDS TO OFA LETTER. Here. “Despite this most recent effort at intimidation, we will not be silenced or compromise our principled positions on issues, nor relinquish our rights to privacy and free speech.” TOP SUPER PAC DONORS. Story here. … Continue reading
HATCH ACT REFORMS? Politico. “The official charged with enforcing the Hatch Act — the law aimed at preventing federal workers from politicking while on duty — is calling on Congress to update the statute for the information age.” WHAT HAPPENED … Continue reading
FINANCIAL SECTOR LOBBYING BOOM. Roll Call. “The sector’s lobbyists, who are consumed mostly with the Dodd-Frank law, have seen a boom in business and a hiring bonanza as banks and other operations such as[Dan] Cohen’s set up shop in the … Continue reading
ROGERS’ NONPROFITS IN THE NEWS. Politico reports. “Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), the new chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has funneled more than $236 million in federal funds since 2000 to a web of nonprofit groups he created back home … Continue reading