Alex DeMots of the Center for American Progress lays out his ideas for some legislative responses to Citizens United, including strengthened disclosure, new disclaimers, clarity on coordination, spell out what companies are “sufficiently domestic” to play in politics, shareholder protetcion measures, public financing, and loosening coordinated party spending limits.
Day: February 4, 2010
New and improved revenue streams in grant and loan programs
If traditional earmarking is dropping, what’s a lobbying firm to do to make up for the shortfall? Some lobbyists are spending less time stalking members of Congress and more time reaching out to government bureaucrats as federal agencies regain some lost authority over spending. Howard Marlowe, who represents a number of towns, cities and universities, […]
Scary web attack video emerges in California governor’s race
Colin Delany’s e.politics has some information about new attack sites from candidates for Governor of California. One of the videos features a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” that you may want to use discretion in viewing around little children. Will either site be seen? These are probably more targeted at journalists, bloggers, political activists and others […]