SHAREHOLDER MOVE. IJ. “Berkshire said adopting the shareholder proposal from Tom Beers and Mary Durfee on political contributions could expose it to ‘reputational and business risks’ and hurt shareholders.” STOCKMAN ACCUSED. BBN. “Federal authorities arrested former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman on charges of using contributions intended for a non-profit in his political campaign. He is […]
Month: March 2017
Political Law Links (3-16-17)
KING REFORM. LSJ. “U.S. Sen. Angus King is seeking to revise federal law to require that all campaign contributions of $1,000 or more be disclosed with the Federal Election Commission within 48 hours.” RAVEL LANDS. Twitter. “Fed up with DC gridlock, #CAFellow @AnnMRavel is back in CA working on innovative ways to foster civic engagement […]
Site funds, foreign bans, local gift rules and more in today’s political law links
NM: SITE FUNDING. AN. “New Mexico lawmakers are withholding funding for a promised overhaul of the state’s aging campaign finance website that helps the public follow the influence of money in politics, even as the Legislature approved sweeping new disclosures Tuesday on political spending.” ND: FOREIGN FUNDS BAN. BT. “A bill that would place in […]