Category: House

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 7.30.13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 30, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, House, New York

NOTICE ON SPOUSE ASSETS. House Ethics. PROBE EXPANDS. The Hill. “The IRS subjected conservative groups already granted tax-exempt status to additional scrutiny during the 2012 election cycle, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) charged on Monday.” ENROLL AMERICA PROBE SOUGHT. Story here. “A watchdog group is asking the IRS to review the tax-exempt status […]

Today’s political law links, 7.29.13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 29, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, Executive Branch, FEC, Florida, House, New York City, Virginia

HOUSE ETHICS UPDATE. Politico. “The House Ethics Committee is reviewing cases against four members of Congress, including Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and one member of GOP leadership, the panel announced Friday.” COORDINATION ISSUES IN THE NEWS. The Post. “A senior aide to Rep. Colleen W. Hanabusa (D-Hawaii) told his colleagues late last month that the […]

Wed. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 17, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, House, Idaho, IRS, Pennsylvania, Tennessee

OCE REFERS. Roll Call. “The Office of Congressional Ethics referred seven of its nine pending cases to the House Ethics Committee for further review, according to its quarterly report released Tuesday.” IRS ALLEGATIONS. The Hill. “The Internal Revenue Service inappropriately authorized or disclosed confidential tax records of political candidates or donors four times in the […]