Day: May 14, 2009

Stimulus Lobbying, Popcorn Not Included

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 14, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

The Sunlight Foundation’s Daniel Schuman prepared an online video describing the Obama administration’s rules on stimulus lobbying.

Use of PAC Money

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 14, 2009
Categories In FEC

The Post examines some uses of political action committee (PAC) funds that have recently received some attention. “If a politician uses a PAC as a piggy bank for personal expenses he better make sure to accurately disclose the payments on FEC forms and pay taxes on the income,” says Jan Baran, a top campaign finance […]

Mayor Nagin’s Travel

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 14, 2009
Categories In Louisiana

This story discusses issues related to Mayor Nagin’s acceptance of travel. Now Nagin, whose career was nearly wrecked by Hurricane Katrina 3 1/2 years ago, has seen his approval ratings sink to their lowest level ever, amid anger over the city’s slow recovery and recent ethics questions about his vacations to Jamaica and Hawaii. Allegations […]