Day: April 22, 2010

Schumer-Van Hollen’s DISCLOSE Act still undisclosed but Roll Call has scoop

Roll Call has the latest on the Schumer-Van Hollen legislative response to Citizens United. According to a memo the paper obtained, the bill is called The DISCLOSE Act, an acronym for “Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections.”  Republican Rep. Castle’s already on board; “Another House Republican — rumored to be either […]

Lobbyist access, literally, again an issue

In Minnesota there’s a flap over where a registered lobbyist was sitting at a recent hearing. A charged fight over teacher tenure and pay escalated Wednesday in the Minnesota House when Republicans rebuked a decision by Democrats to allow the state teachers union president — a registered lobbyist — to sit alongside them in a […]