Here’s a story on new proposed lobbyist rules in Long Beach, California, and their potential application to a union official. “Key within the definition of lobbyist is the word `influence,”‘ said Carl Kemp, a shipping industry lobbyist who says that if the council is going to require lobbyists to register and report their activities at […]
Day: February 28, 2010
“The accelerating decline” of America and campaign finance
The Post’s David Ignatius mentions campaign finance reform in this editorial this morning. I hear people worrying more and more that our political system is broken. Sen. Evan Bayh said it when he announced that he wouldn’t run for reelection. Sen. John McCain said it often during his long battle for campaign-finance reform. President Obama […]
Rangel should lose his gavel, says Times
This Times editorial discusses the House Ethics Committee’s report on Rep. Rangel’s Caribbean trips.