The Kansas City Star reports on compliance with a law governing lobbyist-funded travel provided to lawmakers. A 2006 law requiring lobbyists to receive permission before they can treat Missouri lawmakers to out-of-state junkets is widely being ignored, The Kansas City Star has found. As a result, lawmakers from both parties have taken dozens of trips […]
Day: February 24, 2010
White House contact with corporate officials
The White House met with corporate officials yesterday, according to this report. Here is a list of tonight’s guests, as provided by the White House: William Green, Accenture; Michael Morris, American Electric Power Company; Ken Chenault, American Express Company; Randall Stephenson, AT&T; Jim McNerney, The Boeing Company; Clarence Otis, Darden Restaurants; Antonio Pérez, Eastman Kodak […]
What to do about Murtha funds
The Hill reports on issues surrounding Rep. Murtha’s campaign funds following his death. “The money can be given to charity, it can go to the party committee and it can be given to other candidates, within limits,” said Kenneth Gross, a Washington-based campaign finance lawyer. “And there were some old advisory opinions that allowed a […]