Category: Wisconsin

Good morning, here are political law links for Wed., March 21, 2012

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 21, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, New Jersey, Senate, Wisconsin

IE UNIT CHIEF NAMED. Roll Call. “House Republicans are appointing three top operatives to manage the vast majority of their campaign spending this fall, including the first woman to run a GOP Congressional committee’s independent expenditure unit.” LOBBYING WORLD MOVES. The Hill. CAMPAIGN FINANCE’S NEW ERA. C&E. “Five of the nation’s top campaign finance lawyers […]

Political law links for Tues., March 20, 2012

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 20, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FCC, House, IRS, State Issues, Wisconsin

TESTIMONY ON POLITICAL FILE ISSUE. The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the House Appropriations Committee held a hearing yesterday on the FCC. The FCC’s potential changes to political file requirements was an issue in Commissioner Robert McDowell’s testimony, online here. FCC Chair Genachowski’s statement is online here. NONPROFIT NEWS. Roll Call. […]

Political law links for Tuesday, 2/28/12

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 28, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, House, IRS, LDA, Minnesota, Rule G-37, Senate, Social Media, Wisconsin

CAMPAIGNS PROTECTING TWEETS. E.politics. “Since the account owner of a protected feed has to approve everyone who wants to follow it, he or she can make sure that it’s restricted only to campaign volunteers.” ALERT ON CFTC PAY TO PLAY RULES. Allen & Overy’s alert on new CFTC rules for swap dealers is online here. […]