AL: ETHICS BILLS PASS. AL. “A pair of ethics bills – one that would require lawmakers to file with the state Ethics Commission if they receive a consulting contract that is beyond the scope of their day job and another that raises the threshold of a minor ethics violation – sailed through the House Ethics and […]
Author: Eric Brown
3.7.18 political law links
HATCH ACT HIT. WP. “A member of the Trump administration has again been found in violation of the Hatch Act, a federal law prohibiting the mixing of partisan politics with official government business. But anybody waiting for Kellyanne Conway’s reckoning will have to keep waiting.” NEW HATCH ACT AND SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDANCE. FW. “Following is new […]
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ZOMBIE UPDATE. WZZM. “Riegle’s campaign account is one of them identified in the investigation, not necessarily because he was spending money on himself, but because he was giving money to campaigns while he had ties to the lobbying industry.” AWARD DECLINED. TD. “After a chat with FCC ethics lawyers, Pai appears to have finally realized […]