Category: FCC

Political law links for Tues., March 20, 2012

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 20, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FCC, House, IRS, State Issues, Wisconsin

TESTIMONY ON POLITICAL FILE ISSUE. The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the House Appropriations Committee held a hearing yesterday on the FCC. The FCC’s potential changes to political file requirements was an issue in Commissioner Robert McDowell’s testimony, online here. FCC Chair Genachowski’s statement is online here. NONPROFIT NEWS. Roll Call. […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 19, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FCC, FEC, Florida, Georgia, Utah

SUPER PAC SATURATION. NPR. “The super PACs have advantages over campaign organizations: Primarily they can accept unlimited donations, allowing a few wealthy backers to give large sums, something tailor-made for TV campaigns.” REFORM AFTER STEVENS? Roll Call. “The release of a scathing report this week detailing widespread prosecutorial misconduct that botched the corruption trial of […]

Monday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 27, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, FCC, FCPA, FEC, IRS, LDA, South Carolina

FCPA CHARGES IN NIGERIAN PERMIT CASE. The Post. “Federal regulators have charged a former CEO of Swiss oil services company Noble Corp. and two other executives with bribing Nigerian government officials to get permits for drilling rigs in that country.” FCPA VIEW FROM THE POST. Here. “Led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, businesses have […]