SUPER PAC PARANOIA. The Post. SOLYNDRA PROBE SIMMERING. The Post. “House Republicans on Thursday intensified their investigation into Solyndra, a California solar-panel manufacturer favored by the Obama administration that shut down this week.” FOUNDATION HIT BY SOLYNDRA. The Post. “The independent [George Kaiser Family Foundation] said that its lead funder, billionaire oilman George B. Kaiser, […]
Category: Executive Branch
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 […]