On this snowy Friday the Federal Election Commission released a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit comments on the impact of Citizens United on the agency’s coordination rulemaking. The document is here and comments are due Feb. 24, 2010. For context, click here for the original Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and the comments received […]
Day: February 5, 2010
Senate confirms new head of GSA Martha Johnson after 9 month delay
What’s the Martha Johnson-Federal Election Commission connection? After nine months of delay, the Senate confirmed Martha Johnson to head up the General Services Administration. The vote was 96-0. The same day Martha Johnson’s name was sent to the Senate for consideration, back in May 2009, John J. Sullivan was nominated to be a member of […]
Minnesota: Shut that revolving door, it’s getting cold in here
Minnesota may see new legislation to slow the revolving door between government and lobbying, according to this report. A Senate committee planned to hear Democratic Sen. John Marty’s plan Friday. It would require legislators, agency heads and constitutional officers to wait at least two years after holding those positions before becoming lobbyists. Sen. Marty’s bill […]