Category: Texas

Earmarks, Koch, disclosure parity and more in Friday’s AM political law report

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 28, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, LDA, Minnesota, Senate, Texas

EARMARKS AND LOBBYING. Politico reports. “What insiders understand is that the money that used to be tagged for earmarks isn’t going away. It’s just moving. Instead of lawmakers designating it for hometown projects, government agencies and departments will dole it out through contracts and grants — a shift that some lobbying shops have been anticipating […]

Political activity law A.M. report for Friday, Jan. 14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 14, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Minnesota, Texas, Washington, West Virginia

Good morning. Here’s the last report of the week and see you Tuesday. The 2012 cash race Is in the news. Bracing for a half-billion-dollar onslaught of outside GOP cash in 2012, President Barack Obama’s advisers are quietly working to bring back together the major donor base that produced a record-breaking fundraising haul in his […]

Political activity law A.M. report for Monday, Jan. 10

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 10, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, House, LDA, Maryland, Texas

Good morning. The morning report will resume on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Post urges Maryland reforms In this editorial. Prison sentence for Magliocchetti The Post reports. A once-prominent Washington lobbyist was sentenced Friday to 27 months in prison for illegally funneling more than $380,000 in campaign contributions to House members controlling the Pentagon’s budget. The […]