Category: Illinois

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Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 5, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Colorado, FEC, Illinois, Washington

DONOR FULFILLMENT. Politico. “The perks started even before the convention officially convened, with donors on Monday night getting the chance to pose for photos on stage at the Time Warner Arena, according to literature detailing the Obama Victory Fund’s donor fulfillment program obtained by POLITICO.” KEN VOGEL ON POLITICO LIVE. Politico’s live coverage of the […]

Good morning, here are Thursday’s political law links (8/30/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 30, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, HLOGA, Illinois, LDA, South Carolina, Voting

CONVENTION COSTS. Here. “Federal taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $136 million to cover the cost of the major political parties’ presidential nominating conventions.” CONVENTION ISSUES. Story here. “In addition to nominating former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for president, the quadrennial gathering has offered a chance for company representatives and lobbyists to […]

Good morning, here are Thursday’s political law links (7/26/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 26, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, IRS, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Voting, Wisconsin

PAC WINDS DOWN. Politico. “A controversial super PAC with an explicit mission of unseating House members in primaries — and that played a role in the defeat of four incumbents — is scaling back if not ending its efforts for the rest of the election year.” 12 NEGATIVE ADS. The Times. “Using attack ads in […]