FUNDRAISING RECAP. Politico. The Post has coverage here. ROBOCALLS IN THE NEWS. Roll Call. “The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today will start dialing voters in the districts of six House Republicans who Democrats claim have had ‘ethical failures.’” FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION WEBSITE FOR FORMER COMMISSIONERS. Here. S.1 GUIDANCE. Following up from this post, it […]
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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 […]
Alleged influence and lawmaker endowments
The Times reports on large donations to university endowments associated with lawmakers. The donations from businesses to the endowments ranged from modest amounts to millions of dollars, federal records show. And the lawmakers, who include powerful committee chairmen or party leaders, often pushed legislation or special appropriations sought by the corporations.