WATERS CASE UPDATE. Politico reports. “Five months after her ethics trial was postponed and the investigation reopened, the ethics case against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) remains in limbo.” EO ISSUE IN THE NEWS. The Hill. “More than two dozen Senate Republicans on Tuesday warned President Obama that they oppose a planned executive order (EO) requiring […]
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CU, Koch, Casino Jack, and commission appointments in today’s political law links
CANDIDATE LOAN STORY. In Roll Call this morning. “Members of Congress have discovered another way to err on their annual financial disclosure reports.” KOCH AND POMPEO. The Post reports. “When Mike Pompeo needed funding for a Wichita aerospace company, one of the places he and his partners went for help was Koch Industries, a hometown […]
Lawmaker meetings with lobbyists in the news in Tennessee
What did Tennessee lawmakers tell lobbyists in private meetings that’s making news? In meetings they called last week, state House Republican leaders told legislative lobbyists that polls show their party is virtually assured of solid control of both chambers of the Legislature after the November elections.