Just in time for the holiday season of giving, the Office of Government Ethics issued this annual memorandum reminding government employees and interested parties about gift and fundraising rules. Included in the memo is a poem. The holiday season – a time for good cheer! For egg nog, for parties, for friends to be near. […]
Day: December 14, 2009
Who are Washingtonian’s top campaign finance lawyers?
As I noted earlier, Washingtonian features a report on lawyers this month, including an article by Above the Law’s Kashmir Hill and David Lat on why lawyers earn so much. What would a good Washingtonian package be without lists? And campaign finance and election law enthusiasts won’t be disappointed. White House Counsel Robert Bauer is […]
Minnesota candidate for governor’s attempt for voter database faulted
Kare11.com reports that a candidate for governor is facing questions about her attempts to procure a voter database for her campaign. [Margaret Anderson] Kelliher’s campaign has been nearing contribution limits for big donors, lobbyists and other special interests, so instead of having them give to her campaign so that it could buy the database, she […]