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 […]
SUPREMES ON SOLICITATION RULE. NPR. “Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court’s four liberals in rejecting an appeal by Lanell Williams-Yulee, a lawyer who, in 2009, ran for a county court seat in Hillsborough County. Yulee mailed voters a personal letter asking for money; she also posted it online.” NOT GUILTY PLEA. MH. “The former […]
SUPER PAC SHOW. NYT. “Federal law prohibits coordination between the candidates’ organizations and the super PACs.” CO: COMPLAINT ON MOVIE ADS. CO Ind. “On Friday, Colorado Ethics Watch filed a complaint with the secretary of state asserting that political documentary-film mill Citizens United last year failed to disclose the identity of funders who paid for ads that […]