Category: Illinois

Here are today’s political law links (3/17/14)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 17, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Mass., Utah

SUNSHINE WEEK. You’d never know it from the snow and cold we have here in Washington, but it’s Sunshine Week: “Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public’s […]

Fri. political law links, 3-7-14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 7, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Foreign Laws, Illinois, Kansas, Mass., Wisconsin

CU II READY TO LAUNCH. Newsweek. “Due any day now, the court’s ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission could overturn a nearly 40-year-old law that limits what individuals give to campaigns and what they can give in total.” OFA FUNDRAISER FIRED. Star Tribune. “Organizing for Action, a group formed to back President Barack Obama’s agenda, […]

Wed. political law links, 3-5-14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 5, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Illinois, Mass., New York City

HONDA WON’T GIVE. DetroitNews.com. “Honda Motor Co. said this week it will not make contributions to support or oppose any U.S. political candidate at any level.” PAY TO PLAY ALLEGED. Fox News. “A deal between Univision and Hillary Clinton to promote childhood education is raising questions, again, about whether TV networks are effectively giving free […]