Month: October 2012

Today’s political law links (10/4/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 4, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, FEC, Florida, Foreign Laws, Idaho, Illinois, IRS, Montana, Washington

SUPER PAC EDITS AD. Story here. “A Washington, D.C.-based SuperPAC is making last-minute changes to a TV spot criticizing Democratic congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth after she refuted claims in the ad.” TAXES AND POLITICS. Following up on a recent WSJ piece, here’s another look at tax issues and political donations: “A big article in the […]

Good morning – today’s political law links (10/3/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 3, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, House, LDA, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Senate

DEAR EDITOR: DEFENSE OF LOBBYISTS ON GOVERNMENT BOARDS. The Post. “I don’t drive a Porsche, and I have never contributed to a political campaign or paid for a lawmaker’s golf junket. After 30 years in Washington, I still confuse the various House and Senate buildings. Yet on the theory that my insight is somehow corrupting, […]

Hello, here are political law links for Tues., 10/2/12

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 2, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, FEC, Georgia, Missouri, New York, South Carolina

SUPER PAC SPENDING. Story here. “Election ad spending by super PACs, mostly Republican, has soared to unprecedented levels in key battleground states, some of which have seen an increase of over 200 percent since the 2008 presidential election, according to an authority on TV advertising.” RECOUNT FUND TOTALS. HuffPo. “The Republican National Committee has counted […]