PRAISE FOR OCE TRANSPARENCY. Public Citizen’s Lisa Gilbert praises the Office of Congressional Ethics’ transparency in this Roll Call editorial: “And, while we frown at the Ethics Committee’s tendency to let Members off the hook for Washington-style ‘business as usual,’ we can only hope the increased transparency and scrutiny the OCE has brought to the […]
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Valentine’s Day ethics, earmarks, and Facebook advocacy in political law links for today
LOVE IN DC. It’s complicated, especially if your significant other works on the Hill or elsewhere in government. Lobbyists.info. TANKER FACEBOOK LOBBYING UNDER THE RADAR. Roll Call reports. “If you are a Facebook user who expressed an interest in national security issues or who lives in a Gulf Coast state, you may be hearing from […]
Google needs ethics help, political law apps, and some political law news bits for today
GOOGLE’S LOOKING FOR ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE HELP. See the job announcement for Google’s Ethics and Compliance Counsel position here. FOX V. CARNAHAN. It’s settled. The Post. “Former Missouri Senate candidate Robin Carnahan has settled a lawsuit with the Fox News Network alleging copyright infringement by one of her campaign ads.” IMPACT OF EARMARK BAN. That’s […]