Category: Michigan

6-8 pol. law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 8, 2015
Categories In A.M. Report, Louisiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia

WILL ON REFORMERS. NR. “Since 1976, the court has held that the only legitimate purpose for limits on political contributions is to prevent quid pro quo corruption or the appearance thereof.” LOBBYIST BUNDLING BAN PROPOSED. Time.”[Sen. Michael] Bennet’s bill would severely limit high-octane lobbyists’ ability to ‘bundle’ campaign contributions — the act of raising money […]

3.19 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 19, 2015
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio

TESTING, TESTING. HuffPo. “Federal campaign finance law has specific rules for people exploring a presidential campaign.” LIBRARY DISCLOSURE. KC.com. “Since 1999, Congress has debated multiple versions of a Presidential Library Donation Reform Act. The constraints on fundraising would be similar to those in place for campaign contributions. In 2007, lawmakers finally scored a partial victory […]

Fri. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 20, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Delaware, Florida, LDA, Michigan, New York, South Carolina, West Virginia

WHAT’S UP IN WI. NBC. “Prosecutors have alleged that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker — up for re-election this year and mentioned as a possible presidential candidate — was part of a ‘wide-ranging scheme’ that illegally coordinated fundraising for the 2011-2012 recalls in the state, newly released documents show.” BITCOIN DONATION TOOL. TechPresident. “The Democratic campaign […]