Day: January 25, 2010

Ethics and the Office of Congressional Ethics

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 25, 2010
Categories In House

Roll Call reports on ethics issues related to the Chairman of the Office of Congressional Ethics, David Skaggs.

Clamping down on local and regional lobbying in the capital

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 25, 2010
Categories In Foreign Laws

In China. China is hoping to close thousands of local government lobbying offices in Beijing to cut down on waste and corruption, official media reported Monday. Liaison offices representing regional governments have operated in the capital for decades, but their numbers have skyrocketed in recent years as part of sharpening competition for central government funding.

The Citizens United windfall

This Times article discusses how Citizens United may result in a windfall for all types of media. “This takes an already bulked-up, well-funded election and puts it on steroids,” said Evan Tracey, the chief operating officer of the Campaign Media Analysis Group, a division of TNS Media Intelligence.