TOMORROW AT THE FEC. The agenda for tomorrow’s Federal Election Commission is online here. POLITICAL LAW BRIEFING UPDATES. Venable’s political law site has a number of interesting updates available here. “DARK MONEY” EXECUTIVE ORDER PUSH. HuffPo. “But the first step, one that requires agreement only from the president, is an executive order on contractor disclosure. Today more than […]
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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). […]
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PAY TO PLAY AND MA’S. MSRB. “The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) is requesting comment on draft amendments to Rule G-37, the MSRB’s landmark pay-to-play rule for municipal securities dealers, that would extend the rule to municipal advisors. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act expanded the jurisdiction of the MSRB to include […]