According to this report, some lobbyists favor a lame duck session of Congress. Lobbyists for trade groups, companies and municipalities big and small have quietly put out word on Capitol Hill that they want more time to get their priorities enacted. Meet the newest coalition in Washington: lobbyists who see an advantage in a post-election […]
Month: September 2008
Golden Age for the First Amendment?
Ballot Access News covers a recent opinion on Utah’s campaign finance rules. The decision says that these disclosure requirements can only be applied to groups whose major purpose is to influence elections. The plaintiff organization is quite old, and has always existed to assist individual union members when a union member has a dispute with […]
Building Industry Association of Washington
The Building Industry Association of Washington is facing a Washington Public Disclosure finding that the group violated campaign finance law. A subsidiary of the Building Industry Association of Washington violated state campaign-finance laws, the state Public Disclosure Commission has ruled. The commission will pass its findings on to the state Attorney General’s Office, which will […]