Category: Senate

Good morning, here are Friday’s political law links, 5/17/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 17, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, Illinois, Indiana, IRS, New York, Senate

ANOTHER OFFICIAL TO LEAVE. The Hill. “Joseph Grant, the acting commissioner for the agency’s Tax Exempt and Government Entities division, plans to retire, according to the IRS.” WERFEL APPOINTED. News here. “President Obama on Thursday appointed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Controller Danny Werfel as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.” REQUEST TO […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 5/7

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 7, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, HLOGA, LDA, New Jersey, New York, Senate, South Carolina, Texas

LEVINSON ON SEC PROSPECTS. Here. “An unlikely government agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, may help to stem the tide of undisclosed money pumping through our political system in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC.” KAISER’S NEW BOOK PREVIEW. The Post. If you’re a fan of these […]

Wednesday’s political law links, 4/24

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 24, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, Const Law Issues, FEC, Senate, Texas

BOB EDGAR, 69. News here. “Bob Edgar passed away suddenly this morning at his home in Northern Virginia at the age of 69, according to Common Cause, the democracy watchdog group for which Edgar served as president and CEO.” PRISON IN CONTRIBUTION CASE. Story here. “Developer Jay Odom was sentenced to six months in federal […]