Category: State Issues

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (1/7/13)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 7, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Connecticut, FEC, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, State Issues

CAMPAIGN FINED. Roll Call. “The Federal Election Commission has imposed a $375,000 fine on President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign for reporting violations, Politico is reporting, citing as-yet-unpublished FEC documents.” POKER-PLAYING LOBBYIST. Mickey Leibner’s confessions of a young lobbyist appears in Roll Call. “The most useful strategies I develop often comes out of these kinds […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 29, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Georgia, LDA, Senate, State Issues, Wisconsin

STATE LAWS AND CU. The Times. “The Supreme Court is expected to respond in June to a Montana Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s Corrupt Practices Act, which bans corporations from making political expenditures from their general treasuries.” K ST. AND THE CONVENTIONS. Politico. “The combination of tight corporate budgets, ethics rules and unappealing weather […]

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links (5/21/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 21, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, House, LDA, State Issues

TIMES ON MCCAIN. Here. “[McCain] castigated the Supreme Court for arrogance and naïveté in throwing open the corporate money gates in its Citizens United decision, predicting ‘huge scandals because there’s too much money washing around.’ Now he needs to put his reputation and his vote behind that warning.” MCCAIN AND WHITEHOUSE. Senators McCain and Whitehouse […]