According to reports, the Department of Justice has ended an inquiry involving Rep. Alan Mollohan. The investigation appeared to focus on his financial disclosures and his role securing funds for nonprofit groups he helped create.
Month: January 2010
Federal Election Commission releases new and more data
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 […]
The boutique lobbying model pays out
Roll Call reports on disparities in profit per lobbyist amounts between boutique and larger lobbying firms.