According to this Des Moines Register report, Iowa’s lobbyist disclosure law is not enforced. State officials concede the disclosure law is not enforced. Senate Ethics Committee Vice Chairman Dick Dearden, D-Des Moines, said he does not recall any organization ever being punished for not filing reception disclosures properly. “I don’t know if anyone ever checks […]
Month: April 2009
Online News and Online Activism
The Pew Internet and American Life Project released its report on the internet’s role in the 2008 election last week. As the overall size of the online political news audience has grown, the internet has taken a front-and-center role within the media environment. Among the entire population, the internet is now on par with newspapers […]
State of Play of Lobbyist Disclosure
OMB Watch notes what it views as some unsatisfying aspects of the system of reporting for stimulus bill lobbyist disclosure.