NONPROFIT SUPPORTS ELECTORAL COLLEGE. Story here. “An obscure but well-funded campaign to reinvent the Electoral College and elect the president via a national popular vote has alarmed GOP leaders, who have mounted a counterattack with the help of a newly revived nonprofit.” GUILTY PLEA IN LOBBYING CASE. The Hill. “A United States citizen pleaded guilty […]
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Campaign cookbooks, K St. mergers, video driving voters, and more political law links
K ST. M&A. Roll Call. “British conglomerate WPP, which already owns several D.C. lobbying and consulting firms including Quinn Gillespie & Associates and Burson-Marsteller, announced Tuesday it is scooping up the Glover Park Group.” HOUSE ETHICS AND TRADING. Story here. “The House Ethics Committee has warned lawmakers and staff about the dangers of ‘insider trading,’ […]
Crossroads, House probes, Stevens on CU, and more political law links
END OF THE ROAD FOR CROSSROADS? The agenda for Thursday’s public meeting of the Federal Election Commission is online here. TPM has a look at the American Crossroads advisory opinion request here. OCCUPY THE FEC? Roll Call. “As Occupy Wall Street activists vacate public parks around the country, several new advocacy groups have sprung up […]