Breaking news late today in the Stevens trial: a hearing on defendant’s motion for a mistrial. First Judge Sullivan brought up integrity. “How can the court have confidence that the Public Integrity Section has integrity?” he said, referring to the division at the Department of Justice charged with prosecuting this case. Then lead prosecutor Brenda Morris practically […]
Day: October 2, 2008
WI: Lobbying Complaint
One Wisconsin Now alleges that a business group failed to comply with lobbyist disclosure. The watchdog group One Wisconsin Now filed a complaint Tuesday with the Government Accountability Board claiming Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce failed to report lobbying activity involving the University of Wisconsin budget. WMC, a pro-business interest group, commented on its lobbying activities […]
Freddie Lobbyists Scattered to the Wind
The recent financial crises has broken up the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae lobbying shops, according to this report. Before they were taken over by the government, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spent millions of dollars a year on internal and outside lobbyists to keep politicians at bay, countering legislative efforts to regulate them more […]