Category: California

Wed. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 21, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FCC, FEC, Montana, New York, Wisconsin

LAWYERS MULL PASO. WP. “Beyer, who owns a chain of auto-dealerships, also gets airtime from public radio sponsorship messages purchased by his business. But local public radio station WAMU-FM suspended those ads Monday while its lawyers investigate whether they ‘promote, support, attack or oppose’ other candidates, which would be prohibited byFederal Election Commission rules.” GUILTY […]

Tues. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 13, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Florida, Foreign Laws, Mass., New Jersey, Washington

CFR FIX. WP. “Many may find current levels of campaign spending problematic. But continued efforts to simply set limits on it will likely end like the previous ones, with even more money being spent in even less transparent ways.” SUPER PACS POURING. KGW. “Big donors are making their voices heard in Oregon’s Republican primary for […]

Wed. 5.7.14 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 7, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, Foreign Laws, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Virginia, Wisconsin

TOMORROW AT THE FEC. The agenda for tomorrow’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. EX CHARGED. NYDN. “Michael Grimm’s former girlfriend was arraigned Monday on charges she violated federal campaign laws — but her lawyer said she didn’t know she was doing anything wrong.” CA: BILL MOVES. LAT. “The Assembly approved legislation seeking to […]