Month: October 2009

Frightful prospects of political contributions and lobbying of the dead

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 31, 2009
Categories In FEC, LDA

CQ Moneyline reports on contributions from individuals identified as deceased and lobbying undertaken by estates.

Haunting transparency of White House visitor logs

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 31, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

Late Halloween eve the White House released visitor logs and announced the move on its blog. The visitor records are here. The Hill report is here. Though Obama’s administration has taken pains to distance itself from K Street, a number of prominent lobbyists also show up on the list, including Steve Elmendorf of Elmendorf Strategies, […]

Illinois campaign finance reform rises from the dead

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 31, 2009
Categories In Illinois

Here’s an update on campaign finance reform in Illinois.