Category: Texas

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 4/17/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 17, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FCPA, Florida, Foreign Laws, Iowa, IRS, South Carolina, Texas

NONPROFIT SCRUTINY. BusinessWeek. “Senate hearings, lawsuits and an Internal Revenue Service questionnaire are placing new scrutiny on nonprofit groups that spend millions of dollars on political campaigns without disclosing their donors.” FCPA CHARGES. DOJ. “Charges have been unsealed against one current and one former executive of the U.S. subsidiary of a French power and transportation […]

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links, 4/15/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 15, 2013
Categories In Arizona, Connecticut, Executive Branch, FEC, House, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Vermont

ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED. The Hill. “A government watchdog group on Thursday filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) over the secretly taped strategy session that was leaked to the media this week.” STOCK ACT CHANGES. Politico. “Congress has quickly and quietly moved to considerably scale back financial disclosure requirements that were mandated by […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 4/3

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 3, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, HLOGA, House, Maryland, Michigan, New York City, North Carolina, Social Media, Texas

MEMBER SOCIAL MEDIA USE. Roll Call. “Although they are the smallest caucus on Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans are the most prolific social media users in Congress, according to a study by the Congressional Research Service.” BLT ON GAO. Here. “Most lobbyists abided by key reporting requirements between midyear 2011 and midyear 2012, with compliance generally […]