The Boston Globe reports on House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s proposals to reform the state’s ethics laws. The bill expanded by adding a section about campaign finance and echoing most of the proposals in the governor’s bill, which covered ethics laws for lobbyists and government officials. Both packages would give the secretary of state and Massachusetts […]
Month: March 2009
Maryland Public Financing
According to this Baltimore Sun report, a public financing proposal for Maryland elections has been sent back to committee.
NFL Lobbyist
USAT reports that the NFL hired a lobbyist. “We needed representation in Washington certainly with what we’re doing with the NFL Network and our aspirations to have the network,” [Jerry] Jones said. “That’s just one theory that you want to keep your voice down there in the Washington area.” But Jones said hiring [lobbyist Jeff] […]