From the Federal Election Commission Blog comes word (see Jan. 15, 2010 post) that new and improved datasets are available for certain disbursement and other information. This will include, for example, details for all contributions from individual people where the aggregate amount the person has given to a committee exceeds $200. Similarly, all payments by […]
Day: January 27, 2010
The boutique lobbying model pays out
Roll Call reports on disparities in profit per lobbyist amounts between boutique and larger lobbying firms.
State of the Union and foreign funds in elections
Politico reports that the President will address aspects of Citizens United in his State of the Union speech tonight. Two days ago I imagined this possibility. Politico concludes, however: The source with knowledge of the administration’s interactions with Congress said the White House doesn’t appear to consider the FEC or the public financing overhauls as […]