IRAQ HIRES. Politico. “The government of Iraq is in the final stages of inking a contract with the Podesta Group as its first Washington lobbying firm, POLITICO has learned.” LESSIG WRITES. CPI. “Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig and his campaign finance reform organization, Rootstrikers, are today calling on Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub […]
Category: Georgia
Political law links, 2/12/13
BLOOMBERG PAC UP IN SPECIAL. Story here. “A Mike Bloomberg-funded super PAC is about to surpass $1 million in ads in a House special primary election in Illinois, lambasting former Democratic Rep. Debbie Halvorson over her high marks from the National Rifle Association.” WYDEN ON REFORMS. HuffPo. “The senior senator from Oregon will not be […]
Good morning, here are today’s political law links (2/6)
ADS UP IN KY. The Hill. “Just days after opening his campaign headquarters in Louisville, McConnell is already facing on-air attacks from the left — earlier than any other Republican incumbent in the nation.” GA: LOBBYIST DEFINITION CONSIDERED. Story here. “Of all possible obstacles to ethics reform, who thought the biggest one would be defining […]