Category: LDA

Monday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 30, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, IRS, LDA, New Jersey, Wisconsin

A LOOK AT $35.8K/PLATE FUNDRAISERS. The Times. “There are the $35,800-a-ticket fund-raisers, and then there are the $35,800-a-ticket fund-raisers. The distance between a Presidio Heights villa overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco at sunset and a packed hall at a Masonic Temple with bad air-conditioning is a long one.” OPPOSITION TO OGE RULES […]

Political law links for Wednesday

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 27, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Indiana, LDA

SPOTLIGHT ON INTERNET COMPANIES’ POLITICAL ACTIVITY. The Atlantic. INDEPENDENT PROBE SOUGHT FOR SOLYNDRA. The Hill. “A Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee is calling on the White House to appoint an independent investigator to examine the administration’s decision to approve a $535 million loan guarantee for a now-bankrupt solar company.” FINE IN REIMBURSEMENT […]

Tuesday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 26, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FEC, Illinois, LDA, Maryland

FACEBOOK PAC LAUNCH. TechCrunch. “Facebook has filed to establish FB PAC, a political action committee intended to ‘give [Facebook’s] employees a way to make their voice heard in the political process,’ presumably over and above voting and contributing independently to campaigns and other PACs.” The Times covers this development here. COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MOVE […]