Category: Mass.

Texting donations in CA update and other political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 14, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Executive Branch, FEC, House, LDA, Mass., New York City

CA APPROVES TEXT DONATIONS. Politico. “California became the first state Thursday to allow people to make political campaign contributions via text messages.” The FPPC staff memo is here. The proposed regulation is here. GETTING SUPER PAC ADS ON THE AIR (AND KEEPING THEM THERE). Here’s an interesting legal memo from Michael Berg for interested parties […]

Tuesday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 8, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Executive Branch, FARA, FCPA, LDA, Mass., New York City

EMAILS SHOW SOLYNDRA PUSH. The Post. “Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has been investigating the loan, issued a statement Friday saying the correspondence showed a ‘disturbingly close relationship between President Obama’s West Wing inner circle, campaign donors, and wealthy investors.’” SUPER PACS 101. Story here. KOCH IN THE NEWS. The Post. […]

Good morning, here are Tuesday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 13, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, House, LDA, Mass., New York

CA CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDAL. Politico. “Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said she was ‘wiped out’ by Kinde Durkee, a well-connected California Democratic political operative who served as treasurer for hundreds of state, local and federal campaign committees.” BOTTOM OF THE 9TH. Roll Call. “One way or the other, the spin will start in a New York […]