The Athens Banner-Herald endorses lobbying reform in Georgia with the current legislative session ending soon. Briefly, the bill – which, again, imposes no gift cap on lobbyists, although it does require them to report gifts to legislators more frequently – does include more stringent financial reporting requirements for legislators, and would prohibit lobbyists from e-mailing […]
Month: April 2010
Lobbyist disclosure the focus of Georgia ethics reform
Have you been following lobbying reform in Georgia? Here’s an article discussing the status of lobbyist disclosure and additional proposals.
Times pressuring McCain on post-Citizens United reform effort via Schumer-Van Hollen
This editorial in The Times discusses the push for Schumer-Van Hollen. A measure to be offered as early as this week would require trade associations, unions and nonprofit groups to clearly identify who is paying for ads designed to slant opinion for and against particular candidates. It also would restrict campaign spending by American corporations […]