ROMNEY ON SUPER PACS. Politico. SUPER PAC BAD COPS. Politico. “Super PACs with ties to Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum launched a negative advertising blitz this month in Iowa that has let the candidates – with ties to the groups – stay above the fray while the outsiders do the dirty work.” GINGRICH’S SUPER PAC […]
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Holiday franking, financial disclosure, texting money, and more political law links
HOLIDAY FRANKING ADVICE. Story here. “Members of Congress send millions of dollars worth of mail to constituents every year but there are official rules that govern what can and cannot be said in those mailings. Members are barred, for example, from saying anything that might be construed as advocating their re-election.” LOBBYING XL. The Hill. […]
Super PACs, state and local ethics case developments, and more political law links
LDA ENFORCEMENT ALERT. I couldn’t make COGEL this year, but there’s a report that Ken Gross announced that DOJ made him aware of a $45,000 DOJ settlement with an unnamed lobbying firm, the first in years in this area. Stay tuned. SUPER PAC PUSH. Politico. “The top two Democrats in the Senate, Harry Reid and […]