This Times editorial endorses changes to congressional travel rules. Ingenuity is never in short supply in Washington when it comes to challenges like circumventing the ban on lobbyist-financed Congressional junkets. . . . The loopholes and violations were laid bare in a study of 1,150 trips by The Times’s Eric Lipton and Eric Lichtblau. Representative […]
Day: December 10, 2009
Contribution limits for Illinois
Illinois has new contribution limits; the new law is here and the Governor’s website currently features a video of the signing ceremony. The Times has the latest on Illinois campaign finance reform. Under the law, candidates will be limited during each election cycle to contributions of $5,000 from individuals, $10,000 from businesses and labor unions, […]
Pace of House Ethics Committee faulted
The Hill reports on some concern over the pace of House Ethics Committee investigations. House lawmakers implicated in a secret ethics panel document are pressuring the committee to conclude their cases as quickly as possible.