Category: Mass.

Union PAC Settles

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 30, 2009
Categories In Mass.

The Active Ballot Club of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union settled a case with Massachusetts’ Office of Campaign and Political Finance involving allegedly impermissible contributions, according to this report.

Lobbying in Massachusetts

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 18, 2009
Categories In Mass.

How much was spent on lobbying in Massachusetts? The Boston Globe reports on how much showed up on lobbyist disclosure reports. A record 646 registered lobbyists representing more than 1,000 clients sought to influence state policy on high-profile bills on transportation, pension, taxes, and a host of other issues. New scrutiny on lobbyists, after scandals […]

Globe Grants Laurels for Season of Reform

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 26, 2009
Categories In Mass.

This Boston Globe editorial lauds efforts to reform Massachusetts’ ethics and campaign finance laws. The 40-page bill hammered out by both branches of the Legislature increases the penalties for bribery to up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine – up from the current $5,000, the lowest in the nation. It includes a […]