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.
Month: January 2010
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.
Profile of Bopp
The Times profiles campaign finance lawyer Jim Bopp in this piece today. “If you cannot ban corporate spending on ads, how is it that you are allowed to ban corporate contributions to candidates?” asked Nathaniel Persily, a professor at Columbia Law School. “That is the next shoe to drop.”