The Times has another entry in a long list of articles discussing ethics rules and convention events. For instance, members of Congress cannot be singled out to be honored at events, but if they are members of a state delegation, the whole group can be honored. And the rules can vary for House and Senate […]
Month: August 2008
Why Lobbyists Give
The Nonprofit & Foundation Advocacy Blog as an interesting post on why lobbyists give. How sad that nefarious purposes are attributed into every campaign contribution given by a registered lobbyist. Lobbyists still live and work in society; they pay federal taxes and enjoy the services provided to all (such as interstate highways, federal parks, clean […]
The Mysteries of Form 9?
Are more and more groups, like this one, reporting payments for ads without disclosing the identification of contributors “who gave for the purpose of furthering” the communications?