The Post profiles lobbying efforts by internet gambling proponents here. Key to the legalization effort is Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. He has become one of the top congressional recipients of gambling interests’ money, collecting nearly $100,000 from the gambling and casino sector since 2007, according to contribution data.
Month: February 2010
A view of Citizens United from another perspective
Tyler Cowen mentions Citizens United today. For all the anecdotal evidence, it’s hard to show statistically that money has a large and systematic influence on political outcomes. That is partly because politicians cannot stray too far from public opinion. (In part, it is also because interest groups get their way on many issues by supplying […]
Washington Legislative Ethics Board on $18 sandwich issue
An AP report out of Washington discusses the state’s Legislative Ethics Board interest in box lunches provided to lawmakers. The Legislative Ethics Board threw out a complaint against state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles and others who invited travel writer Rick Steves to the Capitol in October to talk about several topics, including marijuana. But legislative administrative […]