Why is the legislature failing to move campaign finance reform in Wisconsin? One editorial theorizes: Take that name – campaign finance reform. Eyes glazing over? Getting woozy? Feeling a sudden compulsion to turn away to watch paint dry? We don’t blame you. So, let’s not call this thing campaign finance reform anymore. How about the […]
Author: Eric Brown
New Joint Fundraising Committee
Several sources (including CNN) report that a joint fundraising committee was formed with Clinton, Obama, and the DNC as participants. The agreement, announced Wednesday, creates a new entity, the “Democratic White House Victory Fund” — a move which will allow both candidates to fundraise for the cash-strapped Democratic National Committee, and to help shoulder some […]
Skyboxes, Guest Passes, and HLOGA
Today’s Birnbaum discusses a Redskins memo outlining how ethics rules might apply to the acceptance of skybox passes. Their sales force has given a one-page handout to a potential customer that states that congressional officials could accept a free “Suite Guest Pass” to a skybox as long as they have a ticket for anywhere else […]