The Times discusses a new group called “Accountable America.” Nearly 10,000 of the biggest donors to Republican candidates and causes across the country will probably receive a foreboding “warning” letter in the mail next week. I’ve previously noted a scenario where one campaign allegedly filed a complaint against individual donors. The election law mailing list […]
Author: Eric Brown
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“This is insanity. It is grossly overreacting on the part of the Hill,” said Jade West, senior vice president for government relations for the [National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors]. “What it’ll do is make sure that none of us downtown gives awards anymore. Nobody will take them anymore.”
Lobbying in MA
The Boston Globe reports on lobbying activity in Massachusetts. Industry representatives, unions, and an array of other special-interest groups trying to influence legislation and policy on Beacon Hill spent a record $38.5 million on lobbying in the first six months of the year, according to disclosure reports.