Category: Illinois

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 4/26

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 26, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FCC, FEC, Illinois, LDA, New Jersey

OPINION ON SAME SEX CONTRIBUTION ISSUE. LAT. “Married same-sex couples cannot make joint contributions to federal candidates as opposite-sex couples are permitted to do, the Federal Election Commission said Thursday, a decision that gay rights advocates said reinforced their case for overturning the Defense of Marriage Act.” EQUAL TIME AND COLBERT. Slate. “With the show’s […]

Thursday’s political law links, 4/25/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 25, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New York, North Carolina

LOBBYISTS TRAINING TEAM WEBINAR. Lobbyists.info. Dave Levinthal’s on the training team for Lobbyists.info’s “Going on the Offensive: Developing an Engaged Media Strategy. In this 90-minute webinar, two media relations experts and a political reporter show you how to develop your media strategy, engage with the press and manage potential controversy.” AL: PERSONAL USE CHARGES. Story […]

Good morning, here are Tuesday’s political law links, 4/23

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 23, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, House, Illinois, IRS, LDA, New York, Pennsylvania

LAWSUIT IN ETHICS MATTER. The Hill. “Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is suing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and six other lawmakers, charging that they mishandled the ethics investigation that led to his public censure in late 2010.” OFA IN THE NEWS. Here. “Organizing for Action, the activist group that grew out of President Obama’s 2012 campaign, […]