The Post discusses recent moves on earmarks and requestors’ strategies for achieving their goals. In the wake of last week’s announcement, road-builders, architectural and engineering firms, construction companies, scientific researchers and myriad private firms exploring obscure or unrequested projects will probably expand cooperative ventures with nonprofits, [Taxpayers for Common Sense’s Steve] Ellis and others said. […]
Day: March 15, 2010
President’s plan for highlighting Citizens United response
The Post reports on the Obama administration’s plans to focus on Citizens United legislation here. There is little the administration can do to reverse the ruling, short of pushing a constitutional amendment. But White House officials are weighing how hard to push legislative proposals by Sen. Charles E. SchumerRep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) that would […]
Citizens United and profound changes for nonprofits
Eliza Newlin Carney discusses Citizens United and nonprofits here. The ruling ended a decades-old ban on direct corporate and (by extension) union spending on elections. It also threw out a requirement in the 2002 McCain-Feingold law that groups use only hard (regulated) money to pay for ads that picture or name a candidate in the […]