Category: Utah

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 […]

Political law explosion, constructionism, Sunshine Week, and Alaska robocalls in today’s political law links

THE POLITICAL LAW EXPLOSION. Has there been a post-CU political law practice explosion?  Left and right it seems the political law landscape is changing.  In the last few weeks, we’ve had news that Wiley Rein expanded its practice with the addition of Former FEC Chairman Michael Toner.  Last month, McGuireWoods announced its new political group.  […]

Huge House Ethics report on fundraising timing and more in this morning’s AM political law news

HOUSE ETHICS REPORT ON REPS. CROWLEY, PRICE, AND CAMPBELL. A House Ethics Committee statement and the report are available here.  The Hill reports:  “The panel ran up against a Jan. 30 deadline and decided to take no further action. Instead, it published a final Ethic[s] Committee staff report that found that each lawmaker’s fundraising ‘raised […]