Reason has an interesting item on the consequences of mandatory campaign finance disclosure reports.
Day: November 14, 2008
FEC Actions
The FEC approved Draft B of an advisory opinion dealing with the media exemption. The Commission also discussed a number of audit reports.
LA: State Lobbyist
A Louisiana official allegedly failed to register as a lobbyist, according to this report. Stephen Moret, Jindal’s secretary of economic development, admitted to the infraction by signing an agreement with the ethics board that explained the circumstances and set the amount of the fine, which under Louisiana law could have been as high as $10,000. […]