President Obama released this statement today in support of The DISCLOSE Act. “I welcome the introduction of this strong bi-partisan legislation to control the flood of special interest money into America’s elections. Powerful special interests and their lobbyists should not be able to drown out the voices of the American people. Yet they work ceaselessly […]
Month: April 2010
DISCLOSE Act hearing set for May 6
The House Administration Committee announced a May 6, 2010 hearing on the DISCLOSE Act introduced today. I’ve added links to both the Senate and House version of the proposed legislation to my list of links at right under “General Resources.”
No new information on $111,000 North Carolina lobbying fine
A few days ago I admit I tried only for a few minutes to find more information about the eye-popping $111,000 fine apparently levied in a North Carolina case involving lobbyist disclosure. Thanks to The Charlotte Observer, I now know more about why I couldn’t find any information online. State law says the public has […]