Good morning, here are today’s political law links

NEW SUPER PAC.  CNN.  “A new super PAC is forming with a top priority of stopping Donald Trump, not promoting Hillary Clinton.”

SUPER PAC NEWS.  MJ.  “This time around, it appears that Singer, who is alleged to be worth $2.2 billion, will not be on hand to lecture well-heeled GOP insiders on his vision for a Donald Trump administration.”

OUTSIDE SPENDING NUMBERS.  CRP.  “Outside groups have now spent more than $400 million to influence elections this cycle, data collected from the Federal Election Commission show, a figure that dwarfs the amount spent by this point in the 2012 election.”

SUPER PAC SPEND.  Politico.  “A convicted Ponzi schemer on Tuesday filed a curious report with the Federal Election Commission declaring that his super PAC was going to conduct a $50 million digital-media marketing campaign boosting Donald Trump.”

CA:  CASE ENDS.  DS.  “The California Fair Political Practices Commission faulted Palm Springs Council member Chris Mills last month for failing to report the correct name of a business in which he owns a minor stake.”

MA:  PELTIER RUNNING.  MassLive.  “Peltier, a South Hadley man whose quick domain name trigger finger and arguably fraudulent use of those websites made him the subject of an ABC News investigation in 2012, has registered to run for state Senate in the Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester District — the same seat occupied by State Senate President Stan Rosenberg.”

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Here are Wed. political law links

REFORM SUPPORTER.  Observer.  “It is ironic the Democratic Party is relying on Hillary Clinton, who has one of the broadest network of wealthy and corporate political donors in American History, to reform the broken campaign finance system she wouldn’t have been able to beat Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Primaries without.”

PRO-WELD SUPER PAC.  BG.  “A super PAC spearheaded by a longtime ally of former governor William F. Weld’s plans to launch this week, aiming to bolster the Libertarian Party presidential ticket of former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson and Weld.”

SUPER PAC AD:  TRUE.  PolitiFact.  “A super PAC backing Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton has launched a $20 million campaign that accuses her Republican opponent Donald Trump of ‘mocking’ a disabled news reporter.”  CTR launched a site at TrumpLies.com.

SUPER PAC HAND BUSINESS.  Mediaite.  “A new political action committee is worried about Donald Trump‘s ability to be president because of his hand size.  Americans Against Insecure Billionaires with Tiny Hands PAC’s new commercial requests that Trump release his hand measurements and it asks the viewer to sign a petition asking Trump to disclose his hand measurements.”

PAKISTAN HIRES. R.  “Pakistan is looking to hire lobbying firms in Washington after a gap of nearly eight years, seeking to refurbish its image in the United States at a time of deteriorating relations between the allies, two government officials told Reuters on Tuesday.”

AZ:  ETHICS POLICY URGED.  AZC.  “Four days after news broke that the FBI was seeking information from the Arizona Corporation Commission and has been questioning a former member, Commissioner Tom Forese on Tuesday suggested the five-member board of utility regulators create an ethics policy.”

NM:  RECORDS REQUIRED.  ABQJ.  “A District Court judge has ruled the Legislative Council Service must turn over most records of a state Senate ethics investigation of former Sen. Phil Griego, who is facing criminal corruption charges.”

NY:  BUELLER?   TU.  “The frustration from the good-government groups over the long wait for what they see as needed comprehensive ethics reform has reached a fever pitch as the session after both legislative leaders fell comes to a close.”

NY:  ALLEGED UNREGISTERED LOBBYIST.  TU.  “The New York Gaming Association, which advocates for the interests of the state’s nine [casinos], on Monday filed a complaint alleging that several entities pushing for the legalization of daily fantasy sports betting have improperly failed to register as lobbying entities.”

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Tues. political law links

OGE:  ETHICS REWRITE.  FW.  “The Office of Government Ethics has proposed to update and clarify policies describing the executive branch ethics program, lay out the responsibilities of various parties, and reinforce ethics messaging.”

MI:  ETHICS OK.  Reuters.  “The mayor of Flint, Michigan, did not redirect donations to her personal campaign from a charity meant to help families hurt by a water crisis in the city, an independent attorney said on Monday.”

MN:  REPORTS DUE.  JDS.  “On June 14, 2016, all political committees, political funds, independent expenditure committees and independent expenditure funds are required to file a Report of Receipts and Expenditures for the period covering January 1 through May 31, 2016.”

NY:  CALLS LOUDER.  LIP.  “Advocates and citizens frustrated with the avalanche of corruption scandals on Long Island and elsewhere in the state are rallying around the issue and organizing grassroots efforts aimed at pressuring lawmakers to be more ethical and transparent.”

RI:  RESIDENCE QUESTIONS.  WPRI.  “A state lawmaker who holds a plum post on the General Assembly’s most powerful committee is misleading either the voters in his district or the Rhode Island Ethics Commission, a Target 12 investigation has discovered.”

TX:  AUSTIN COMPLAINT STANDARDS.  AM.  “The process for bringing a complaint before the Ethics Review Commission will become more complicated, but hopefully more transparent, if City Council passes a recommendation to overhaul the commission’s ethics complaint requirements.”

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