LOBBYIST CONTRIBUTIONS. Roll Call. “An elite network of K Streeters is on track to hitting the $117,000 limit that individuals are allowed to give federal candidates, PACs and party committees in the current campaign cycle, according to an analysis of federal records by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.” LOBBYISTS AND THE LAME DUCK. Story […]
Category: FEC
Good morning, here are political law links for Tues., April 17th
SUPER PAC CONSULTING. Roll Call. “As super PACs gear up to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on this year’s elections, the well-paid political consultants who are cashing in on the outpouring of unrestricted money are getting some long-overdue scrutiny.” LINING UP FOR SUPER PACS. Politico. “The super PAC mega-donors who dragged out the GOP […]
Political laws links (Monday, April 16, 2012)
EAC UPDATE. Story here. “Not one of the body’s four commissioner seats is filled, and it looks like they’ll remain vacant for the foreseeable future.” DONOR ACCESS. The Times. “Many of the president’s biggest donors, while not lobbyists, took lobbyists with them to the White House, while others performed essentially the same function on their […]