Category: Illinois

Today’s links re: political law

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 31, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, New York City, Oklahoma

THE POLITICS OF TRANSPARENCY. The Hill. “The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a report on Wednesday that details what he says are attempts by the Obama administration’s political appointees to thwart and delay the release of information.” 2012 SLOW TO DEVELOP. Politico. CAMPAIGN LEGAL FEES IN THE NEWS. Obama’s. […]

Sunshine week, K street moves, campaigning payouts and more political law links for today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 14, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Georgia, Illinois, LDA, Oklahoma

HAPPY SUNSHINE WEEK. More here. RUSTY ROBERTS TO K STREET. Roll Call reports. “On Friday, he left his job as chief of staff to Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and today he starts a new gig as managing director of the transportation practice at BGR Government Affairs.” CAMPAIGNING PAYS. […]

Political law moves and news for Tuesday, March 1st

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 1, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Illinois, IRS, LDA, Maryland, West Virginia

FORMER FEC CHAIRMAN MOVES. Former FEC Chairman Michael Toner joined Wiley Rein’s Election Law & Government Ethics Practice as co-chair. The firm’s release is online here. POLITICAL LAW PRACTICE LAUNCH. McGuireWoods launched a new Political Law Group and the firm’s press release is online here. KOCH ON KOCH. Politico links to Charles Koch’s WSJ piece […]