Category: Foreign Laws

Thurs., 5-8-14 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 8, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Florida, Foreign Laws, New York, Ohio, Rule G-37, Rule G-42, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin

MSRB MOVES. Bond Buyer. “The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is revising its proposed rule governing the duties of municipal advisors in response to market comments, and will also propose amending its pay-to-play rule to cover MAs, the MSRB announced Tuesday.” SUPER PAC BENEFIT. HuffPo. “It’s not completely clear how legal this set-up is in this […]

Wed. 5.7.14 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 7, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, Foreign Laws, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Virginia, Wisconsin

TOMORROW AT THE FEC. The agenda for tomorrow’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. EX CHARGED. NYDN. “Michael Grimm’s former girlfriend was arraigned Monday on charges she violated federal campaign laws — but her lawyer said she didn’t know she was doing anything wrong.” CA: BILL MOVES. LAT. “The Assembly approved legislation seeking to […]

Mon. 5-5-14 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 5, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Foreign Laws, House, Illinois, Indiana, LDA, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Rhode Island, Virginia

THE ASSAULT ON FREE SPEECH. NRO. “What is the right amount of speech to give to citizens in politics? Both major parties are debating this question as the 2014 midterm elections approach.” A WAY FORWARD FOR CFR. Boston Globe. “Worried about the corrosive effects of unrestricted political spending, King persuaded the Senate leadership to let […]