Month: April 2009

Nonprofits Push for Lobbyist Rule Waiver

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 21, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

Nonprofit groups have already made known their disagreements with the White House’s restrictions on lobbyist activity. This Times article shows that the groups are taking an approach where they attempt to distinguish themselves from “those who advocate for moneyed interests” in the hopes of lobbying for an exception to the rules. The dispute over the […]

Illinois Pay to Play Update

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 21, 2009
Categories In Illinois

Catching up on the Illinois pay to play law: A tip of the hat to reader Ryan Gammelgard for catching an important Illinois executive order issued on April 3, 2009. This executive order rescinded an earlier pay to play executive order issued last year signed by Gov. Blagojevich. Political GPS: Womble Carlyle Political Law also has […]