LESSIG WALKS. Harvard Crimson. “Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, along with dozens of activists, will continue a 185-mile, two-week march across New Hampshire this week to protest the corrupting influence of money in politics and publicize the need for campaign finance reform as the important 2016 New Hampshire presidential primary approaches.”
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE BIZ. WSJ. “Political intelligence, the business of gathering information about Congress and government and selling it to investors looking for an edge, has been a burgeoning business. It also has been controversial, raising questions among some regulators.”
Q4 CUTS. Roll Call. “Some organizations spending on lobbying the federal government during the fourth quarter showed large reductions in spending from the third quarter, according to early filings.”
CA: NO PAYMENT. LA Times. “State authorities have yet to receive $15 million in penalties they imposed on campaign groups after a headline-making investigation into secret political donations.”
RI: SUPER PAC AGREEMENT? Providence Journal. “With the scion of a storied Rhode Island political family poised to shake up the governor’s race, state General Treasurer and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Raimondo says she’s open to signing a pledge to limit campaign donations from large political advocacy groups.”
VA: MCDONNELLS CHARGED. WP. “Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were charged Tuesday with illegally accepting gifts, luxury vacations and large loans from a wealthy Richmond-area businessman who sought special treatment from state government.”
VA: MORE ON INDICTMENT. Politico. “The legal team for former Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) wasted no time in filing legal motions Tuesday challenging the legitimacy of the criminal indictment handed up against him in federal court in Richmond, charging him with wire fraud, bank fraud, extortion and conspiracy.”
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