Category: Ohio

Tues. political law links

SUPER PAC SPENDS.  Roll Call.  “A Republican Super PAC has spent over $500,000 opposing a New York tea party candidate in the June 24th Republican primary.” SUPER KOCH. Politico. “During a closed-door gathering of major donors in Southern California on Monday, the political operation spearheaded by the Koch brothers unveiled a significant new weapon in […]

Mon. 6-16-14 political law links

AND THE MOST LOBBIED AGENCY IS…  NPR.  “Since 1998, more than $41 billion has been spent by companies, unions and other organizations to lobby federal agencies and the U.S. Congress. In 2013, more than 9,900 lobbyists spent $3.23 billion trying to influence law writers and policy makers. But which agencies do they target most?” KAUFMAN […]

Thurs., 5-8-14 political law links

MSRB MOVES.  Bond Buyer.  “The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is revising its proposed rule governing the duties of municipal advisors in response to market comments, and will also propose amending its pay-to-play rule to cover MAs, the MSRB announced Tuesday.” SUPER PAC BENEFIT.  HuffPo.  “It’s not completely clear how legal this set-up is in this […]