IS THE PARTY OVER? The Hill. “The legislation, which is now headed to President Obama’s desk, would take the $126 million that is used to fund the annual convention parties and instead designate it for pediatric medical research.” MYSTERY REDACTIONS. NJ. “What’s in this report? Why have Republicans pushed to publish it? How did it […]
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Here are today’s political law links
BACKER PROFILE. USAT. “Government watchdogs view McCutcheon, argued before the justices last October, as the biggest threat to campaign-finance regulations since the high court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling allowed the use of unlimited corporate and union money to influence candidate races.” PROSECUTORS: GRAY KNEW. Fox News. “D.C. Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray knew about an illicit […]
Thurs. political law links, 3-6-14
CHEAT SHEET. NJ. “A Democratic group is hoping to shine a light into an opaque corner of the conservative money machine, with a new searchable database of hundreds of right-leaning nonprofit groups, foundations, business leagues, wealthy individuals, and other political players whose actions are difficult to scrutinize.” MOST PATHETIC. NRO. “Taken together, this level of […]