Day: November 14, 2008

Beacon Hill: Ethics Cesspool?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 14, 2008
Categories In Mass.

The Boston Globe editorializes on recent ethics scandals in Massachusetts. Today, key legislative leaders are again under a cloud. The state inspector general reported recently that three close associates of House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi received more than $1.8 million in unreported lobbying fees from the software firm Cognos. DiMasi, meanwhile, is blocking efforts by the […]

Fix Public Financing?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 14, 2008
Categories In FEC

Fred Wertheimer offers fours ways to fix the presidential public financing system.

New Lawsuit

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 14, 2008
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

A new lawsuit is challenging several provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. The federal lawsuit would constitute a significant challenge to the landmark campaign finance legislation co-authored by the party’s 2008 presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain. Former Commissioner Hans von Spakovsky comments here.