Category: Pennsylvania

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (Thurs., 8/16)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 16, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Delaware, IRS, LDA, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania

CONVENTION PARTY WATCH. Story here. “Armed with cameras and the press, the Sunlight Foundation and Public Citizen plan to crash convention parties in a double-teaming effort.” (C)(4) GIFT TAX ISSUES. Roll Call. “The Congressional Research Service released a report this week indicating that existing gift tax statutes can apply to contributions made to offshoots of […]

Friday’s political law links (7/27/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 27, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, Executive Branch, FEC, House, IRS, LDA, Pennsylvania, Virginia

OCE PROBES. Story here. “The Office of Congressional Ethics began nine preliminary probes during the second quarter of the year, launched more in-depth reviews of five cases and referred one matter to the House Ethics Committee for further investigation, according to a report released today.” CHAMBER ON AIR. Story here. “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce […]

Good morning, here are Thursday’s political law links (7/26/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 26, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, IRS, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Voting, Wisconsin

PAC WINDS DOWN. Politico. “A controversial super PAC with an explicit mission of unseating House members in primaries — and that played a role in the defeat of four incumbents — is scaling back if not ending its efforts for the rest of the election year.” 12 NEGATIVE ADS. The Times. “Using attack ads in […]