Elliot Berke’s editorial in Roll Call discussing President Obama’s lobbyist restrictions is available here. Don’t remember the Sneetches? In the children’s story, there were both plain and star-bellied Sneetches. A “Fix-It-Up Chappie” rides into town with a machine that can remove the stars from the star-bellied Sneetches, thus eliminating the stigma. So in order to […]
Month: April 2009
Tennessee Ethics Commission Changes?
According to this article from Tennessee, the state may merge agencies dealing with ethics and campaign finance. Gov. Phil Bredesen said the state should act to keep the Tennessee Ethics Commission, despite complaints from lawmakers about the watchdog agency set up in the wake of the Tennessee Waltz bribery scandal.
When Candidates Die
Roll Call has this interesting article describing new legislation to allow a candidate to make provisions for who will control the campaign account in the event of that candidate’s death. Under the bill, sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones Jr. (R-N.C.), lawmakers and Congressional candidates could appoint an individual to disburse any money remaining in their campaign […]