QUESTIONS ON ADS. Roll Call. “Members are largely restricted from using official funds to promote, host or advertise events that do not directly serve their constituents. However, guidance from the House Administration Committee, the franking commission and the House Ethics Committee gives lawmakers enough leeway to at times fund events outside their districts.” CHAMBER ON […]
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Good morning, here are political law links for Thurs., May 10, 2012
WHO SPENT WHAT ONLINE. E.politics. “As of March 31, Obama 2012 and the DNC together had spent $21,000,000 on digital advertising, more than double total Republican spending at the presidential level.” ETHICS AND REP. BUCHANAN. The Hill. “The House Ethics Committee indefinitely extended an inquiry Wednesday into whether Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) attempted to procure […]
Political law links for Wed., May 9, 2012
WHO’S AHEAD IN SUPER PAC RACE? Roll Call. “For Democratic super PACs struggling to catch up with their cash-flush GOP counterparts, the news that financier George Soros will soon give $2 million to a couple of progressive groups comes as small consolation.” LUGAR’S K ST. CONNECTIONS. Roll Call. “Sen. Dick Lugar’s K Street ties run […]