Day: February 22, 2010

Maryland public financing for candidates proposed

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 22, 2010
Categories In Maryland

WTOP has the story on a rally supporting a Maryland public financing bill. The bill is here.

Update on ethics in New York

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 22, 2010
Categories In New York

LegislativeGazette.com has an update on ethics legislation in New York. The governor’s compromise bill would establish two separate ethics commissions to police the legislative branch and the executive branch. Both commissions would be responsible for enforcing the laws governing “pay to play,” including the disclosure of all outside business services for their respective branches of […]

Missouri contribution limit moves ahead

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 22, 2010
Categories In Missouri

Do you follow Missouri campaign finance law? Here’s the latest turn in the contribution limit saga. Missouri House members are pondering whether to undo their most recent change to the state’s campaign finance rules — a shift that supporters had touted just a few years ago as bringing accountability and transparency to Missouri political campaigns.