Month: April 2012

Political law links for Thurs., April 19, 2012

WINNING ONLINE IN 2012.  A webinar is online here. EARMARKS AND COPING.  Roll Call.  “Winning Congressional earmarks wasn’t just big business on K Street. It was the business, and most everyone downtown had a piece of it.” WHAT HAPPENED AT THE FORUM?  HuffPo.  “On Wednesday morning, dozens of activists and more than a dozen members […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (Wed., Apr. 18, 2012)

LOBBYIST CONTRIBUTIONS.  Roll Call.  “An elite network of K Streeters is on track to hitting the $117,000 limit that individuals are allowed to give federal candidates, PACs and party committees in the current campaign cycle, according to an analysis of federal records by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.” LOBBYISTS AND THE LAME DUCK.  Story […]

Good morning, here are political law links for Tues., April 17th

SUPER PAC CONSULTING.  Roll Call.  “As super PACs gear up to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on this year’s elections, the well-paid political consultants who are cashing in on the outpouring of unrestricted money are getting some long-overdue scrutiny.” LINING UP FOR SUPER PACS.  Politico.  “The super PAC mega-donors who dragged out the GOP […]