K STREET CHARITY. Roll Call notes a trend in lobbyists’ donations to charitable organizations. “One note of caution with the figures is that there has been some confusion about which donations lobbying firms are required to disclose.” FUNDBOOK LAUNCH. The Hill notes a new service for local governments here. “Called FundBook, the free monthly publication […]
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Valentine’s Day ethics, earmarks, and Facebook advocacy in political law links for today
LOVE IN DC. It’s complicated, especially if your significant other works on the Hill or elsewhere in government. Lobbyists.info. TANKER FACEBOOK LOBBYING UNDER THE RADAR. Roll Call reports. “If you are a Facebook user who expressed an interest in national security issues or who lives in a Gulf Coast state, you may be hearing from […]
Foreign convention involvement and other political law news for this morning
CONVENTION AND HOST COMMITTEE FUNDING. The AP covers recent developments on the Democratic convention here. I don’t know anything about the site called DemConWatch.com, but they quote a document purporting to list the restrictions on host committee donations. It looks like domestic subsidiaries of foreign companies are not prohibited from making in-kind donations, “provided that […]