ETHICS PANEL CONFIRMS MATTERS. Roll Call. “The House Ethics Committee on Friday afternoon confirmed that it is looking into possible ethics violations by Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and two House staffers.” RECESS CHANGES. Roll Call. “Some lobbyists like the new schedule House Republicans put in place this year. But even they […]
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Money blurts, draft EO report, pro-poker lobbying and more political law links for today
CRS REPORT ON DRAFT EO ISSUES. Thanks to the helpful reader who passed along a CRS report issued last week on the Obama administration’s draft executive order involving political contributions and government contractors. “Presidential Authority to Impose Requirements on Federal Contractors” may be read here. AMERICAN CROSSROADS IN THE NEWS. Link. “National Journal is reporting […]
Legalizing bribery, plea in Carib News case, cooling off periods, and more in political law links of the day
SETH GODIN ON TRANSPARENCY. Here (where he also discusses legalizing bribery). GUILTY PLEA IN CARIBBEAN TRIP CASE. Roll Call reports. “The New York newspaper publisher who organized an annual Caribbean conference attended by some members of the Congressional Black Caucus pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to Congress about how the 2007 trip was financed.” The […]