REFORMERS HIT SEC MOVE. WSJ. “Liberal groups, campaign-finance reformers and Democrats in Congress on Tuesday criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission after it apparently shelved a proposal that would have required publicly traded companies to disclose political spending.” CHENEY SUPER PAC LAUNCH. NYT. “As for the super PAC, Liz Cheney cannot, by law, coordinate with […]
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Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links
CLARITY AND CONFUSION. The Post. “For the first time since 1959, nonprofit advocacy groups face new Internal Revenue Service rules governing their political activities, an area of the tax code that has been crying out for greater clarity.” IRS POWER GRAB. CSM. “In moving to clarify Internal Revenue Service tax rules regarding nonprofit groups that […]
Political law links, 9/17/13
BACHMANN ETHICS. Roll Call. “An exhaustive 430-page report from the Office of Congressional Ethics portrays a campaign that was not only chaotic but also supervised hardly at all by the candidate.” CIA WON’T DISCLOSE. Politico. “The Central Intelligence Agency won’t make public lobbying disclosures by its contractors, claiming that release could compromise classified information or […]