Category: FEC

Earmarks, Koch, disclosure parity and more in Friday’s AM political law report

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 28, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, LDA, Minnesota, Senate, Texas

EARMARKS AND LOBBYING. Politico reports. “What insiders understand is that the money that used to be tagged for earmarks isn’t going away. It’s just moving. Instead of lawmakers designating it for hometown projects, government agencies and departments will dole it out through contracts and grants — a shift that some lobbying shops have been anticipating […]

Good morning. Here’s a daily dose of political law for Monday, Jan. 24

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 24, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Georgia, House, LDA, South Carolina

CAMPAIGN FINANCE FIGHT FOR 2011. The Hill reports. This Times editorial today invokes Watergate and opposes ending the public financing system. THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS LIVES. The Times reports. “Omar Ashmawy, the new staff director and chief counsel, said the office would continue to pursue complaints as aggressively as it did under Mr. Wise.” […]

In this A.M. political law report, almost all Citizens United on its one year anniversary

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 21, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, FEC, LDA

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY. Do you remember where you were when Citizens United was announced a year ago today? Were you at the Court? Hitting the “reload” button while at Election Law Blog to get the news as soon as possible? (Like me.) A year ago a political law expert would scratch his or her […]