National Journal’s Under the Influence Blog (I added it to my blogroll at left) stated: The Obama campaign received $7.3 million in donations from the Internet and computer industries. Corporations cannot contribute to federal campaigns. For clarity, it might be best to say that the contributions were received from individuals employed in the Internet and […]
Day: November 11, 2008
Lobby Rules for Transition
The Hill reports that the transition has announced rules on lobbying. Lobbyists cannot make donations to the transition project and are prohibited from any lobbying work while part of the transition team. In addition, no one can work in a policy area they have lobbied on in the past 12 months, and no transition team […]
Lobbying and 501(c)(3)’s
This informative piece at onPhilanthropy provides background and guidance on HLOGA’s requirements for certain charitable groups. By now, you have almost certainly heard that the ethics bill passed by Congress in 2007 – the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (“HLOGA”) – placed new restrictions on lobbyists and required more reporting and disclosure from the […]