The Hill takes a look at where votes may line up for the DISCLOSE Act. The measure now has 114 backers, including 11 members of the business-friendly Blue Dog Democrat Coalition. The number of supporters has continued to grow despite vehement protests from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups that the bill, […]
Month: May 2010
“Those kids are going to get their hearing aids”
News 14 Carolina has the story of a 9 year old lobbyist who fought for passage of a bill to expand hearing aid insurance coverage. Even though he is not yet a teenager, Collin [Tastet] walked the halls of the General Assembly as a lobbyist. His goal was to get hearing aids covered under the […]
Look who’s got microdonors now
The Post reports on the return of “microdonors.” For the first time in a decade, Republican candidates for Congress are raising more than Democrats from small donors.