Category: LDA

Lobbyist Disclosure: Must Read

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 1, 2008
Categories In HLOGA, LDA

GAO released “Observations on Lobbyists’ Compliance with New Disclosure Requirements” yesterday.

Readings

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 30, 2008
Categories In FEC, LDA

The Bellingham Herald reports on a new book that sounds interesting, The Wicked Wine of Democracy. Miller writes that he passed envelopes of cash to lawmakers, converted campaign checks into hard-to-trace cash, illegally shifted campaign expenses onto the books of labor unions, and did campaign work while on a union payroll. “I broke the law […]

Love HLOGA Style

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 26, 2008
Categories In HLOGA, House, LDA

The Post’s “Reliable Source” feature mentions some of the complications of Members of Congress who date. The tricky part about dating a congresswoman? On a trip to Ireland last year, “he paid for the hotel rooms. That, technically, was a gift, and we had to get special permission” from ethics overseers. Wow. What about, theoretically […]