Category: LDA

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links (9/10/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 10, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, House, LDA, Michigan, New Hampshire

LOBBYIST DEFINITION IN THE NEWS. The Post. “[Annette] Nazareth isn’t a registered lobbyist — a designation that is triggered under federal rules when a person spends 20 percent or more of his or her time engaged in ‘lobbying activities’ for a client over a three-month period.” MORE ON SEC RISK ALERT. Covington’s take on a […]

Back to school, back to political law links (9/4/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 4, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, HLOGA, House, IRS, LDA, Tennessee, Vermont

CAMPAIGN PLANE DETAILS. Story here. “Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan showed off the campaign’s new planes shining in the bright Florida sun Friday, but the aircraft are hardly brand new.” OCE REFERRAL ON REP. ANDREWS. Here. “The Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics recommended that the Committee on Ethics further review the above allegations […]

Good morning, here are Thursday’s political law links (8/30/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 30, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, HLOGA, Illinois, LDA, South Carolina, Voting

CONVENTION COSTS. Here. “Federal taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $136 million to cover the cost of the major political parties’ presidential nominating conventions.” CONVENTION ISSUES. Story here. “In addition to nominating former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for president, the quadrennial gathering has offered a chance for company representatives and lobbyists to […]