What did Tennessee lawmakers tell lobbyists in private meetings that’s making news? In meetings they called last week, state House Republican leaders told legislative lobbyists that polls show their party is virtually assured of solid control of both chambers of the Legislature after the November elections.
Day: September 7, 2010
Eliza Newlin Carney on the Federal Election Commission
Here. On the heels of Citizens United, the FEC is playing an arguably outsized role in setting the political rules of the road. Recent FEC advisory opinions give the green light to political groups that now want to raise money directly from corporations and unions, for example, and the commission also recently explained that such […]
Check out Gov 2.0 Summit today and tomorrow #g2s #gov20
More information on the Gov 2.0 Summit is available here and I hope to catch some of it online. Gov 2.0 Summit brings together innovators from government and the private sector to highlight technology and ideas that can be applied to the nation’s great challenges. In areas as diverse as education, health care, energy, jobs, […]