NONPROFIT SUPPORTS ELECTORAL COLLEGE. Story here. “An obscure but well-funded campaign to reinvent the Electoral College and elect the president via a national popular vote has alarmed GOP leaders, who have mounted a counterattack with the help of a newly revived nonprofit.” GUILTY PLEA IN LOBBYING CASE. The Hill. “A United States citizen pleaded guilty […]
Month: December 2011
Super PACs, state and local ethics case developments, and more political law links
LDA ENFORCEMENT ALERT. I couldn’t make COGEL this year, but there’s a report that Ken Gross announced that DOJ made him aware of a $45,000 DOJ settlement with an unnamed lobbying firm, the first in years in this area. Stay tuned. SUPER PAC PUSH. Politico. “The top two Democrats in the Senate, Harry Reid and […]
Tumblr hires, the candidates and K St., super PAC funds, and more political law links
ROMNEY, GINGRICH, AND K ST. Roll Call. “Grass-roots Republicans may be flocking to Newt Gingrich in key primary states, but when it comes to winning over establishment Washington, D.C., the former Speaker still has a long way to go to catch former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.” GINGRICH AND K ST. Politico. “Newt Gingrich likes to […]