Category: State Issues

Political law links for Tues., March 20, 2012

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 20, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FCC, House, IRS, State Issues, Wisconsin

TESTIMONY ON POLITICAL FILE ISSUE. The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the House Appropriations Committee held a hearing yesterday on the FCC. The FCC’s potential changes to political file requirements was an issue in Commissioner Robert McDowell’s testimony, online here. FCC Chair Genachowski’s statement is online here. NONPROFIT NEWS. Roll Call. […]

Proposed OGE rules would hit lobbyists and more political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 16, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FARA, FCC, FEC, State Issues

WILEY REIN’S ELECTION LAW NEWS. This month’s Election Law News has interesting items on proposed rules from the Office of Government Ethics and Hawaii guidance on gifts, among other topics. MORE ON OGE PROPOSAL. The Hill. “A new regulation proposed this week by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) would prohibit all government employees from […]

K Street charitable giving; pre-presidential state PACs, and a few political law hits for today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 10, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, LDA, Missouri, Nebraska, State Issues, West Virginia

K STREET CHARITY. Roll Call notes a trend in lobbyists’ donations to charitable organizations. “One note of caution with the figures is that there has been some confusion about which donations lobbying firms are required to disclose.” FUNDBOOK LAUNCH. The Hill notes a new service for local governments here. “Called FundBook, the free monthly publication […]