Category: Iowa

Lobbyist Disclosure Law Not Enforced

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 19, 2009
Categories In Iowa

According to this Des Moines Register report, Iowa’s lobbyist disclosure law is not enforced. State officials concede the disclosure law is not enforced. Senate Ethics Committee Vice Chairman Dick Dearden, D-Des Moines, said he does not recall any organization ever being punished for not filing reception disclosures properly. “I don’t know if anyone ever checks […]

Crime-stopping Lobbyist

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 19, 2009
Categories In Iowa

The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa Retail Federation lobbyist Jim Henter witnessed an apparent purse theft (the victim was another lobbyist) and confronted the alleged thief. Well done, crime-fighting friend. It turns out the accused is Marshall Clemons, who is affiliated with the SEIU and was “job-shadowed” by then Sen. Joe Biden for a day during the […]

Iowa Bill

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 11, 2009
Categories In Iowa

The Center for Competitive Politics and Electionlaw Blog have recently noted a bill in Iowa that would ban the distribution of campaign material under certain conditions. Here’s The Volokh Conspiracy’s take. Or save your energy: “blatantly unconstitutional.”