Category: Virginia

Political law links and have a great 4th

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 3, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Vermont, Virginia

COMMUNICATIONS AND COORDINATION. Roll Call. “Party campaign committees and outside groups aren’t allowed to coordinate, but as they outline their fall television ad strategies, interested groups are doing a very public dance to ensure they don’t step on each others’ toes and waste money duplicating efforts.” ANSWERS SOUGHT. Roll Call. “The federal agency regulating and […]

Mon. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 23, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Alaska, California, Connecticut, House, New Jersey, Virginia

HOUSE ETHICS AND YOUNG. WP. “The House Ethics Committee ordered Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) to pay a nearly $60,000 fine for taking 15 inappropriate trips, using campaign funds for personal use and accepting other unethical gifts.” IT’S A WONDERFUL DAY IN THE VOGELHOOD. WSJ. “Alex Vogel spent the last decade building a Washington lobbying business […]

Political law links, 6-6-14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 6, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, Mass., Montana, New Jersey, Virginia

DAUGHTER TESTIFIES. Akron Beacon Journal. “Federal prosecutors on Wednesday called Stark County businessman Benjamin Suarez an ‘advertising wizard’ who personally directed a scheme to use 22 corporate employees in making illegal campaign contributions before the 2012 general election.” CONTRIBUTION QUESTIONED. Times Free Press. “The Federal Election Commission is raising questions about Republican U.S. Senate hopeful […]