HASEN ON BUSH. Slate. “The idea that Jeb Bush is not ‘testing the waters’ for a presidential run is absurd.” OCE LOSES GOSS. USAT. “Former congressman and former CIA director Porter Goss resigned as chairman of the Office of Congressional Ethics this week and was announced as a senior adviser in the public policy and […]
THROW OUT PROPOSAL. Sen. Hatch. “Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen calling for the agency to cancel its plans to broaden a proposed rule that would further restrict the speech and activities of a wide range of tax exempt organizations.” CRUZ STRUCTURE. […]
PROGRAMMING NOTE. I’ll only have a few sets of political law links this week. Regular posts will appear starting next Tuesday. FUNDING LANDSCAPE. CBS. “Between campaign committees, leadership PACs, super PACs and 527 committees, there’s a confusing collection of ways to collect funds that all come with different disclosure requirements, campaign limits, and spending restrictions, and that […]