Month: February 2009

IA: New Rules?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 3, 2009
Categories In Iowa

Campaign finance reform proposals are surfacing in Iowa, according to this report. Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs, said he is open to considering campaign finance reform. “We’re not open to proposals that tie our hands behind our back but don’t tie the other side’s hands behind their back,” he said. “So in the […]

Lobbyist-Bundled Contributions

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 3, 2009
Categories In HLOGA

The Federal Election Commission is scheduled to consider HLOGA’s lobbyist-bundled contributions rule today.

MD: State of Lobbying

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 3, 2009
Categories In Maryland

How much is being spent on lobbying in Maryland? The Maryland State Ethics Commission has a report collecting the data and this article summarizes the information. Pepco Holdings Inc., the utility provider that serves the Washington, D.C. area, topped the list, having spent about $723,000 between Nov. 1 2007 and Oct. 31, 2008. The Maryland […]