Category: Kansas

Friday’s political law links (9/21)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 21, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, House, Kansas

HEARING IN WATERS MATTER. House Ethics. “Acting Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Acting Ranking Member John A. Yarmuth announce that the Committee on Ethics will hold a public hearing in the Matter of Representative Maxine Waters tomorrow, Friday, September 21, at 9:15 a.m. in Room 1310 of the Longworth House Office Building.” The LAT has more […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (9/20)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 20, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FCC, FCPA, FEC, House, Kansas, LDA

USE OF TITLES ISSUE. The Post. “Officially, members can’t use their position for private fundraising, but ethics watchdogs were typically okay with the practice as long as it was clear that it was Joe Politician-the-man, not Joe Politician-the-official who was invoked.” LEVERS OF POWER. The Times. “Every president lives at the intersection of policy and […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (8/17)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 17, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FARA, FEC, House, Kansas, Nevada, Tennessee

TWITTER POLICE. Roll Call. “As Twitter use has expanded, lawmakers have struggled to nail down and then conform to specific rules and regulations regarding their behavior.” COORDINATION ISSUE ANALYSIS. NRO. “Campaign-finance restrictions are designed to advance progressivism, and it is natural to want to see progressives hoisted on their own petard. But those who would […]