Month: January 2009

FEC Hearing on Agency Procedures

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 7, 2009
Categories In FEC

The Federal Election Commission will hold a hearing on January 14, 2009 on the agency’s procedures. More information is available at the FEC’s website.

FL Court Hears Lobbyist Case

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 6, 2009
Categories In Florida

Thanks to the case discussed in this article (Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists v. Division of Legislative Information Services), we will soon know if Florida’s lobbyist regulations violate the state’s constitution. A lawyer for Florida lobbyists told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday that it should throw out a three-year-old ethics law because lawmakers don’t […]

Iowa and Express Advocacy

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 6, 2009
Categories In Iowa

This Iowa bill seeks to expand what would be considered express advocacy in the state.