Category: Texas

Thurs. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 24, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Colorado, DC, Montana, Texas, Washington

CRAIG CASE UPDATE. Here. “Former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig says he needs more time in his bid to fight off demands by federal election regulators he pay $140,000 in fines and return $217,000 to his campaign that he’d used for his legal defense after his 2007 arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting.” CO: A […]

Coordination, FPPC disclosure push, and more political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 9, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, New Jersey, Texas, Washington

BACHMANN COORDINATION ALLEGATIONS. The Times. “Representative Michele Bachmann’s presidential hopes ended 20 months ago, but her brief and chaotic campaign continues to be the focus of ethics investigations.” CST: SUBPOENA. Here. “The U.S. Justice Department is investigating possibly illegal coordination between U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s 2012 presidential campaign and a political action committee involving the […]

Bitcoin request and other political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 5, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Louisiana, Michigan, Texas, Virginia

BITCOIN REQUEST. Politico. “The Federal Election Commission is poised to determine rules governing donations made in Bitcoins and how they apply to political campaigns.” ERROR IN PAYMENT. Story here. “Rep. Tom Reed accidentally paid a Steuben County tax bill out of campaign funds last year, but he insisted Tuesday that the mistake – which broke […]