Tennessee’s Citizens United response is now law.
Month: June 2010
Earmarks for charity
USAT covers earmarks for charitable organizations “with close personal connections” to Members of Congress. A USA TODAY review of federal spending legislation and non-profit records identified $30.6 million this year — and more than $89 million over the past three years — directed to groups closely tied to the lawmakers. That included $38.1 million over […]
Enforcement of Philadelphia lobbying law questioned
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that enforcement of Philadelphia’s new lobbying rules may be blocked by lack of funding. With Mayor Nutter’s blessing, the city’s first lobbying law is in force, but lobbyists will still be able to roam City Hall as they please unless the cash-strapped administration finds extra dollars to give the law teeth.