Category: Arizona

11-25-13 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 25, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, FEC, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington

R’S AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. HuffPo. “Rep. Thomas Petri (R-Wis.) on Thursday introduced legislation to provide tax credits and deductions for political donors making small contributions.” FEC AND BITCOIN. The Verge. “The Federal Election Commission declined to approve the use of the virtual currency Bitcoin for political donations today. Despite an early advisory opinion that said […]

Today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 7, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, FEC, Foreign Laws, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina

EVENT CLARIFICATION. The Post. “Either way, Obama was on safe legal ground by taking part in the confab. While super PACs are prohibited from coordinating their strategy with candidates or official parties, the Federal Election Commission has said that candidates can still appear at super PAC events.” QUESTIONING NONPROFITS. CSM. “These groups do not participate […]

Wed. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 23, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, FEC, House, LDA, Mass., New Jersey

BILLS RISE. Here. ” A congressman . . . has paid $25,000 for his legal defense before a panel probing his campaign spending.” PEOPLE’S PLEDGES AND CFR. Story here. “Recently, another approach has emerged: private contracts between candidates about spending by third party groups outside the control of the campaign. ” TWITTER LOBBYING. The Post. […]