Category: Senate

Good morning, here are political law links for Thurs., March 22nd

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 22, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FEC, LDA, Senate

PAC WORLD. Roll Call. “As politically active tax-exempt groups draw scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators, leaders in the sprawling nonprofit sector are torn between circling the wagons and joining in calls for reform.” CURRENCY LOBBYING. Story here. “Crane & Co., the Massachusetts-based company that provides the paper for the nation’s currency, is rushing to the […]

Good morning, here are political law links for Wed., March 21, 2012

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 21, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, New Jersey, Senate, Wisconsin

IE UNIT CHIEF NAMED. Roll Call. “House Republicans are appointing three top operatives to manage the vast majority of their campaign spending this fall, including the first woman to run a GOP Congressional committee’s independent expenditure unit.” LOBBYING WORLD MOVES. The Hill. CAMPAIGN FINANCE’S NEW ERA. C&E. “Five of the nation’s top campaign finance lawyers […]

Political law links for Tuesday, 2/28/12

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 28, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, House, IRS, LDA, Minnesota, Rule G-37, Senate, Social Media, Wisconsin

CAMPAIGNS PROTECTING TWEETS. E.politics. “Since the account owner of a protected feed has to approve everyone who wants to follow it, he or she can make sure that it’s restricted only to campaign volunteers.” ALERT ON CFTC PAY TO PLAY RULES. Allen & Overy’s alert on new CFTC rules for swap dealers is online here. […]