WINNING IN WASHINGTON. WP. “It’s hard to say exactly how many of Washington’s households in the top 1 percent draw their incomes from the broad business of serving, supplying or influencing the government. But an analysis of tax data by the Economic Policy Institute shows that the area’s 1-percenters are most likely to be lawyers […]
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Good morning, Wed. political law links
IPO AND ETHICS. Here. “As Wall Street prepares for Twitter to make its initial public offering Thursday, the House Ethics Committee would like to take this “opportunity” to remind members they can’t get in on the stock rush before the general public.” HACK ATTACK. Here. “The Federal Election Commission is trying to deal with attempts by others […]
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BIZ BACK FROM THE DEAD. Roll Call. “An under-the-radar special election in Alabama next week will provide the first post-shutdown test case for moderate, business-friendly Republicans seeking to neutralize the GOP’s tea party faction that nearly led the country to credit default earlier this month.” RELATIVE FRIGHT. Here. “As a former House staffer, I’m pretty […]