Political Activity Law/Political Law/Election Law

Day: August 10, 2009

  • Grassroots Lobbying Disclosure

    The Hill reports on efforts to force disclosure of grassroots lobbying activities.

    For the watchdogs that lost the fight two years ago for more disclosure, the lack of transparency in grassroots advocacy has been underscored anew by the difficulty in determining if the outrage over healthcare reform expressed in recent town hall meetings is genuine constituent anger or manufactured angst with the help of businesses and interest groups whose bottom lines could be hurt by the reform push.

  • Michael Kinsley’s Odd Timing

    Columnist Michael Kinsley picks an odd time (the passing of notable figure Anne Wexler) to comment on lobbying.

    What might Anne Wexler have accomplished for causes that she really believed in if she hadn’t spent the last three decades of her life taking on any cause that walked in the door with a checkbook in hand?

  • Barry White to Norway

    President Obama named Barry White to be Ambassador to Norway, according to this report.  White, along with recent ambassadorial nominees Alan Solomont and William Kennard, bundled about $1 million all together for the Obama campaign, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.