Category: FEC

Tuesday’s political law links for Sept. 6th

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 6, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FEC, Florida, House, IRS, Wisconsin

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, […]

Thursday morning’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 1, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases, FEC, Illinois, LDA, Montana, Rule G-42

TODAY’S FEC MEETING. The Federal Election Commission meets today and the meeting agenda is here. PROPOSED SEC RULE IN THE NEWS. The Post. “A proposal before the Securities and Exchange Commission that would require public companies to disclose political contributions has drawn some favorable comments from investors, but it won’t go a long way in […]

Wednesday’s political law links are ready here

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 31, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Florida, IRS, LDA, Washington

GIFFORDS ADVISORY OPINION REQUEST. The Hill. “The Federal Election Commission, in a draft opinion released Tuesday, said Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) should be allowed to use campaign funds for home security.” TARGETED WEB ADS. Politico. “This marks the arrival into presidential politics of a medium that offers the virtues of targeted mailings and robocalls with […]