Category: Connecticut

4-1-15 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 1, 2015
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, FEC, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia

TESTING COMPLAINTS. NYT. “The groups, the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21, filed formal complaints with the Federal Election Commission against four undeclared candidates for president: Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Rick Santorum, all Republicans; and Martin O’Malley, a Democrat.” TESTING LIMITS. FT. “As a raft of Democrats and Republicans line up to formally […]

3.19 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 19, 2015
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio

TESTING, TESTING. HuffPo. “Federal campaign finance law has specific rules for people exploring a presidential campaign.” LIBRARY DISCLOSURE. KC.com. “Since 1999, Congress has debated multiple versions of a Presidential Library Donation Reform Act. The constraints on fundraising would be similar to those in place for campaign contributions. In 2007, lawmakers finally scored a partial victory […]

Mon. 2-2 pol. law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 2, 2015
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, Montana, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia

MONEY IN POLITICS PANEL. BET. “Last night’s episode of The Nightly Show was all about dark money, ‘and no, I’m not talking about my ’80s rap group,’ declared host Larry Wilmore. Rather, the episode focused on who controls the message in Washington, and whether money should be able to buy power.” SUPER PAC NAME GAME. […]