A group has allegedly filed a complaint against the Church of Latter Day Saints regarding Proposition 8. A California gay rights activist filed a complaint Thursday accusing the Mormon church of failing to report the value of the work it did to support the state’s new same-sex marriage ban. Fred Karger, the founder of Californians […]
Author: Eric Brown
Presidential Inaugural Committee Head is Former Lobbyist
President-elect Obama has selected former Patton Boggs lobbyist Emmett Beliveau to head the Presidential Inaugural Committee, according to reports. Obama’s choice, Emmett Beliveau, is a former attorney at Patton Boggs and the son of prominent Maine attorney and Democrat Severin Beliveau. The younger Beliveau, a graduate of Georgetown Law School, also worked on the campaigns […]
Investigation of Rule Change
Sen. Grassley has called for an investigation into a Treasury Department rule change, according to The Post. The controversy revolves around a five-sentence notice issued by the Treasury on Sept. 30, as Congress was absorbed in the Bush administration’s request for a $700 billion bailout of the banking industry. The provision, known as Section 382 […]