Can lobbyists donate to officeholders during the legislative session in your state? This article discusses a proposal in Idaho to limit that practice.
Category: Uncategorized
Transition Donors Online
Yesterday the Obama-Biden Transition Project released an additional list of donors.
Calls for Pay to Play Grow Louder
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features this editorial calling for a pay to play law. For years, the argument for strong campaign contribution limits has been that excessive donations allow lobbyists and others to purchase access to decision makers, crowding out ordinary citizens. The system also emboldens politicians to extort donations in exchange for government contracts and […]