SUPER PAC MOVES. Politico. “Stuart Jolly, who resigned his post as Donald Trump’s national field director last month, is joining a pro-Trump super PAC.” SUPER FRIENDS AND FAMILY. USAT. “Super PACs, which can raise unlimited sums, have become a staple of U.S. elections. But this year’s races highlight the ways candidates’ close allies have seized […]
Category: Minnesota
5-12 pol. law links
MN: BOARD APPOINTMENT. Star Tribune. “Former Rep. Margaret Leppik, known as Peggy, was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.” NJ: PAY TO PLAY ISSUES. NJ.com. “The author of New Jersey’s pay-to-play laws says Gov. Chris Christie’s 2016 PAC may have violated them by accepting tens of thousands of […]
Here are today’s political law links, 4-2
SENATOR INDICTED. WP. “Federal prosecutors unveiled a 14-count indictment Wednesday of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), one of his party’s leading voices on foreign affairs, charging him with using his office to benefit an eye doctor in exchange for many gifts over their decades of friendship.” INDICTMENT NEWS. Star Ledger. “Also indicted was Menendez’s friend and […]