Category: Wisconsin

Launch day, Trump and the 2012 money chase, new GAO report and more political law links today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 4, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, California, FEC, IRS, LDA, Wisconsin

DEBATES, LIST EXCHANGES, AND FUNDRAISING. Politico reports: “The Republican National Committee is proposing to sponsor a series of monthly presidential primary debates beginning in August and running through February in which the RNC would determine the format and require each participating candidate to raise money for the party at the event, according to an email […]

L-PACs, not the real Koch, and more political law links for the day

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 9, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FEC, Georgia, Minnesota, Wisconsin

CALL TO LEADERSHIP (PACS). The Times reports. “On Monday, Rep. Kristi Noem, a Republican from South Dakota, became the latest freshman member of Congress to form a leadership political action committee, commonly used to bolster the political aspirations of its founder.” CRANK KOCH CALL ETHICS COMPLAINT. TPM has the link to the story here. “The […]

PAC conference news, prank calls and ethics, and more political law links for now

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 24, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FEC, Florida, LDA, South Carolina, Wisconsin

NOW YOU KNOW. Ever want to find out what happens at a Public Affairs Council National PAC Conference? Artistotle’s In the Know Blog provides a rare window into some of the proceedings here (discussing PACs run by Bridgepoint Education, LPL Financial, and Sanofi-Aventis) and here (discussing prior approval and the National Association of Mutual Insurance […]