The Post will host a chat today about campaign finance in Virginia with representatives of the Virginia Public Access Project. In a recent debate, candidates Deeds and McDonnell discussed Virginia’s campaign finance laws. Deeds and McDonnell differed on whether the state should reform its campaign finance laws. Deeds said he supports federal-style limits on contributions, […]
Day: October 14, 2009
Congressional franking rules and twitter: what’s the right balance?
The Hill reports on another effort to update Congressional rules to accommodate Twitter. Ken Gross, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP who runs its political law practice, cautioned that a revision of the rules should strike a middle ground, maintaining provisions that keep content civil and respectful. “The traditional franking rules […]