Politico reports on developments in the controversy surrounding a coal industry’s lobbying efforts. A coal industry association waited until several weeks after a major House vote on climate legislation to let lawmakers know that letters sent to them opposing the bill were fraudulent, according to a congressional investigation.
Day: November 3, 2009
House Ethics Committee investigations
The Politico reports on current House Ethics Committee investigations. Not a single white lawmaker is currently the subject of a full-scale ethics committee probe.
Latest in lawmaker caught on tape talking about lobbyist
The Post provides this update on the California lawmaker who was caught on tape discussing a private relationship matter and a state lobbyist. In a statement released Monday, Sempra Energy lobbyist Heidi Barsuglia called the scandal surrounding former Assemblyman Mike Duvall’s comments “a professional and personal nightmare.” She denied engaging in any kind of illegal […]