Category: Washington

11-25-13 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 25, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, FEC, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington

R’S AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. HuffPo. “Rep. Thomas Petri (R-Wis.) on Thursday introduced legislation to provide tax credits and deductions for political donors making small contributions.” FEC AND BITCOIN. The Verge. “The Federal Election Commission declined to approve the use of the virtual currency Bitcoin for political donations today. Despite an early advisory opinion that said […]

Today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 4, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Colorado, Florida, Foreign Laws, Mass., New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington

CA: INVESTIGATION REVEALED. LAT. “Although Russo handed over $25 million, only about $15 million ended up back in California. And when the money surfaced, it sparked an investigation by state authorities, who last month levied $16 million in penalties against the Arizona group and three others.” CO: AMDT. 41 ISSUE. Here. “The complaint, filed by […]

Halloween political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 31, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Connecticut, FEC, House, Nevada, New York City, Texas, Virginia, Washington

BIZ BACK FROM THE DEAD. Roll Call. “An under-the-radar special election in Alabama next week will provide the first post-shutdown test case for moderate, business-friendly Republicans seeking to neutralize the GOP’s tea party faction that nearly led the country to credit default earlier this month.” RELATIVE FRIGHT. Here. “As a former House staffer, I’m pretty […]