Good morning. Here are some of the stories I’ve found this morning. A note to my new subscribers — I tend to link to stories about campaign finance, lobbying and laws on lobbying, House and Senate ethics, and travel rules, and state laws on these topics. I’m also interested in technology and politics and the […]
Category: LDA
Kevin Ring convicted
DoJ’s press release is here. Today a federal jury in Washington convicted Kevin A. Ring, a former lobbyist who worked with Jack A. Abramoff, on five counts related to a scheme to corrupt public officials by providing a stream of things of value, the Department of Justice announced. The jury found Ring guilty on one […]
Earmark action
Sen. McConnell discussed earmarks and the Post reports here.