Day: June 25, 2009

Federal Election Commission Meeting

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 25, 2009
Categories In FEC

The Federal Election Commission is scheduled to address three advisory opinion requests and other matters at today’s meeting in Washington, DC.

Lobbyists Raising Funds

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 25, 2009
Categories In Mass.

The Boston Globe examines lobbyists’ political fundraising. Current law caps a lobbyist’s donation to a candidate at $200 a year. A lobbyist cannot give more than $12,500 in donations overall in one year. But lobbyists can solicit and host fund-raising events, as long as they do not personally collect the checks and hand them to […]

Colorado Pay to Play Update

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 25, 2009
Categories In Colorado

A temporary injunction against Colorado’s pay to play law was granted Tuesday, according to this report. In granting a temporary injunction, Judge Catherine A. Lemon largely agreed with business and labor leaders who argued that Amendment 54 was confusing, discriminatory and in violation of free-speech rights. The amendment prevents anyone tied to an entity that […]