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Wed. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 8, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Delaware, Executive Branch, Foreign Laws, Minnesota, Virginia

FREE SPEECH SEEKS SUPREME REVIEW. Casper Star Tribune. “A conservative Wyoming-based group hopes to battle the Federal Election Commission in the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to change federal election laws.” BLOOMBERG GIVES. USAT. “Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg continues to spread his wealth on politics, this time to help Democrats retain […]

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 6, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Delaware, Iowa, LDA, Maryland, Mass., Michigan, Nevada, New York City, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia, Wisconsin

CHARITABLE MATCH RULES. Bloomberg. “U.S. companies, forbidden to give money directly to political action committees, are taking advantage of controversial federal rules allowing them to ask employees to do it for them in exchange for matching charitable donations.” READY FOR 16? Time. ”Hillary Clinton’s 2008 Presidential Campaign has rented its email list to Ready for […]

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 16, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York City, Vermont, Virginia

HEDGE FUNDERS GET ACTIVE. Forbes. “With the formation of the Super PAC, [Louis] Bacon joins a growing rank of hedge funders who have decided to throw their financial weight into politics. This year Tom Steyer, founder of Farallon Capital Management, started his pro-environment Super PAC, NextGen Committee, which has taken on the Keystone XL pipeline, […]