Category: Pennsylvania

Good morning – today’s political law links (10/3/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 3, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, House, LDA, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Senate

DEAR EDITOR: DEFENSE OF LOBBYISTS ON GOVERNMENT BOARDS. The Post. “I don’t drive a Porsche, and I have never contributed to a political campaign or paid for a lawmaker’s golf junket. After 30 years in Washington, I still confuse the various House and Senate buildings. Yet on the theory that my insight is somehow corrupting, […]

Updated political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 18, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, House, LDA, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

UPDATE: 9/18, 8:30 p.m. Here’s an update to today’s political law links to reflect some late-breaking developments. The next set of links will be prepared on Thursday, Sept. 20th. ROMNEY VIDEO AND THE LAW. Forbes. “It’s illegal in twelve states to record covertly at least the audio portion of a conversation where all parties have […]

Thursday’s political law links (9/13/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 13, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, Executive Branch, FEC, House, Indiana, IRS, Montana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania

HATCH ACT ISSUES. Politico. “HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits certain political activity, when she made ‘extemporaneous partisan remarks’ during a speech in her official capacity earlier this year, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Wednesday.” POLITICS AND COMMITTEE WEBSITES. Point of Order discusses political content on websites run by […]