Category: House

Good morning. Here’s a daily dose of political law for Monday, Jan. 24

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 24, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Georgia, House, LDA, South Carolina

CAMPAIGN FINANCE FIGHT FOR 2011. The Hill reports. This Times editorial today invokes Watergate and opposes ending the public financing system. THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS LIVES. The Times reports. “Omar Ashmawy, the new staff director and chief counsel, said the office would continue to pursue complaints as aggressively as it did under Mr. Wise.” […]

Political activity law A.M. report for Thursday, Jan. 13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 13, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, House, Kansas, LDA

Good morning. Here are a few recent stories in lobbying and political law news. Former Senators join firm Roll Call reports. Even though ex-Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Bob Bennett (R-Utah) announced this week that they had joined the lobbying practice at Arent Fox, the duo didn’t go there as a package deal. They just […]

Political activity law A.M. report for Monday, Jan. 10

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 10, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, House, LDA, Maryland, Texas

Good morning. The morning report will resume on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Post urges Maryland reforms In this editorial. Prison sentence for Magliocchetti The Post reports. A once-prominent Washington lobbyist was sentenced Friday to 27 months in prison for illegally funneling more than $380,000 in campaign contributions to House members controlling the Pentagon’s budget. The […]