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Update on Kentucky Reform

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 18, 2008
Categories In Kentucky

Kentucky legislators stopped the clock, but

[w]hen the commotion ended and the General Assembly finally adjourned just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, legislators left with a number of measures unresolved – from a proposed overhaul of the state pension system to about $200 million in proposed road construction projects. Kentucky legislators also failed to approve changes to the state’s campaign finance law, or toughen the state’s government ethics law.

HLOGA Deadline Looms

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 17, 2008
Categories In HLOGA

“The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, requires those who have registered as a lobbyist to file quarterly reports with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Secretary of the U.S. Senate. The first quarterly report is due Monday, April 21, 2008, covering January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008.”

Shortchanged on Short Codes?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 17, 2008
Categories In FCC

OMBWatch Advocacy Blog reports on a controversy surrounding an advocacy group’s access to a text messaging service.

Text messaging can be a powerful tool for advocacy. For example text messages can be used as get out the vote reminders on Election Day or for updates on other various campaigns. However, wireless carriers are continuing to block some of these services, claiming they have the right to control what text messages are sent over their network.