Category: Washington

Mon. 6-16-14 political law links

AND THE MOST LOBBIED AGENCY IS…  NPR.  “Since 1998, more than $41 billion has been spent by companies, unions and other organizations to lobby federal agencies and the U.S. Congress. In 2013, more than 9,900 lobbyists spent $3.23 billion trying to influence law writers and policy makers. But which agencies do they target most?” KAUFMAN […]

Friday the 13th political law links

GOOD MORNING AND BEFORE WE TURN TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING.  Welcome to another edition of your daily dose of political law.  Every weekday I collect and prepare a set of links to stories, reports, press releases, and other online resources geared to the political law practitioner.   The links, to media and interest groups across […]

Tues. political law links

CFR FIX.  WP.  “Many may find current levels of campaign spending problematic. But continued efforts to simply set limits on it will likely end like the previous ones, with even more money being spent in even less transparent ways.” SUPER PACS POURING.  KGW.  “Big donors are making their voices heard in Oregon’s Republican primary for […]