SILICON VALLEY FUNDRAISING. It’s not too often I get to link to some of my favorite tech blogs. TechCrunch covers President Obama’s Silicon Valley fundraising here. “Got 35K to toss around? Well if you’ve ever wanted to meet an in-office President now’s your chance to attend an Obama fundraiser dinner, going down at Facebook COO […]
Month: September 2011
Monday’s political law links
CAMPAIGN EMBEZZLEMENT IN THE NEWS. Bloomberg. “As candidates raise more money for their campaigns, there is greater opportunity for nefarious treasurers to embezzle campaign cash from politicians accustomed to putting their careers in the hands of consultants, aides and volunteers, said Michael Toner, a former Federal Election Commission chairman.” COST OF CA SCANDAL. Roll Call. […]
Proposed OGE rules would hit lobbyists and more political law links
WILEY REIN’S ELECTION LAW NEWS. This month’s Election Law News has interesting items on proposed rules from the Office of Government Ethics and Hawaii guidance on gifts, among other topics. MORE ON OGE PROPOSAL. The Hill. “A new regulation proposed this week by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) would prohibit all government employees from […]