Category: LDA

Commissioner on Twitter, profiles in Politico, draft EO update, and more political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 29, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, California, Executive Branch, FCC, Florida, LDA, Voting

WHO’S ON TWITTER? Ann Ravel, the Chair of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, is on Twitter here. The story is here. The agency’s new Facebook page is here. K ST. AND THE DEBT CEILING. The Hill. POLITICAL LAWYERS PROFILED IN POLITICO. Here. A FEW ITEMS OF INTEREST. “The Influence Industry” feature in The Post has […]

Wednesday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 27, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, House, LDA, Ohio, Vermont

FINANCIAL SECTOR LOBBYING BOOM. Roll Call. “The sector’s lobbyists, who are consumed mostly with the Dodd-Frank law, have seen a boom in business and a hiring bonanza as banks and other operations such as[Dan] Cohen’s set up shop in the capital for the first time or step up their existing Washington operations.” WU RESIGNATION DECISION. […]

Investigation questions, News Corp. news, OCE a target, and more political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 22, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FCPA, FEC, Florida, House, LDA, Mass.

REP. RIVERA IN THE NEWS. Roll Call. “The FBI and IRS are investigating Rep. David Rivera over payments that a casino company may have made to a company owned by the Florida Republican’s mother, the Miami Herald reported Thursday.” LOBBYING AND THE BOTTOM LINE. Roll Call. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION? Here’s a […]