RAMPING UP. USAT. “If federal prosecutors lodge corruption charges against Sen. Robert Menendez, it will mark the latest in a string of high-profile political cases from the U.S. Justice Department, including last year’s conviction of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell.” FAST TRACK FREEZE. WSJ. “Dozens of major labor unions plan to freeze campaign contributions to members […]
Category: New York
Political law links, 2.26
FUN-DRAINING FUNDRAISING. NYT. “The price of discouraging challengers and deterring speculation is near-constant fund-raising.” READY FOR CARLY. WT. “Looking toward the 2016 White House race, supporters of former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced Tuesday that they were rolling out a Super PAC on her behalf, as they look to strengthen her likely bid for […]
2.18 political law links
CHEVRON AND SHAREHOLDERS. Triplepundit.com. “Environmental groups, accusing the oil company of soaking the 2014 city elections with some $3 million in funding, are calling for Chevron to stop committing its money to local, state and federal elections.” LINK ADDED. I added a link to the Center for Political Accountability to my set of links (right). […]