INDEPENDENT GROUP FUNDRAISING. The Post. “Interest groups closely linked to both parties revealed a bevy of financiers who wrote six- and seven-figure checks to back Republican and Democratic candidates in disclosure documents filed over the weekend.” KATZENBERG GIVES $2 MILLION. WSJ. “Most of Priorities USA Action’s haul came from a single, $2 million donation from […]
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Commissioner on Twitter, profiles in Politico, draft EO update, and more political law links
WHO’S ON TWITTER? Ann Ravel, the Chair of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, is on Twitter here. The story is here. The agency’s new Facebook page is here. K ST. AND THE DEBT CEILING. The Hill. POLITICAL LAWYERS PROFILED IN POLITICO. Here. A FEW ITEMS OF INTEREST. “The Influence Industry” feature in The Post has […]
Lobbyist bundlers, social media advocacy, and a grassroots case in political law links today
LOBBYIST BUNDLED CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE NEWS. Politico. “If there was any doubt about whether Tony and Heather Podesta qualify as one of Washington’s top power couples, it can now be erased.” WH FUNDRAISING ALLEGATIONS. Politico. “The White House’s response—delivered a day after a deadline the House committee chairman set—may be courting a showdown with Issa because […]