A lobbyist dressed as a leprechaun; the perfect ending to St. Patrick’s Day. The Seattle Times has this story from Wisconsin. Ann Rawlinson, a film scout from Pewaukee, donned a green suit, tights and a top hat as she lobbied lawmakers at the Capitol to save the industry’s generous tax credits. She even used a […]
Day: March 17, 2009
Form 3L and Instructions
The Federal Election Commission released Form 3L and its instructions. The form is used to disclose lobbyist-bundled contributions required to be disclosed under HLOGA.
Fumo Convicted
Former Pennsylvania State Sen. Vincent Fumo was convicted on corruption charges yesterday, according to this Philadelphia Inquirer story. The FBI pursued him for four years. Its agents interviewed more than 350 people and compiled documents that filled 240 boxes. The grand-jury transcript takes up nearly 7,000 pages. The trial took 22 weeks and the testimony […]