CA: BIRTHDAY PARTY ISSUES. LAT. “Under city rules, registered lobbyists are barred from offering or giving gifts to elected officials. They are also prohibited from giving them to other city officials — those who are not elected — if they are seeking to influence decisions in their agencies. City officials are also prohibited from accepting such […]
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Political law links from around the nation
NEW CONTRIBUTION LIMIT CHART FOR 2017-2018. FEC. “The Federal Election Commission announced updated contribution limits that have been indexed for inflation and are effective for federal elections in 2017-2018.” KY: INCREASED LIMITS IN BILL. MC2. ” A bill which would increase the limits on individual campaign contributions to candidates, caucus committees, or political parties was […]
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OBAMA OFFICIAL ETHICS ALLEGATION. DC. “A non-profit government watchdog group is investigating whether an Obama administration-era appointee violated federal conflict-of-interest laws by taking a job with a company soon after awarding a nearly $650 million taxpayer-funded grant to a related project.” K ST. MOVE. WTOP. “Akin Gump, one of D.C.’s biggest lobbying firms, will leave its […]