BACHMANN ETHICS. Roll Call. “An exhaustive 430-page report from the Office of Congressional Ethics portrays a campaign that was not only chaotic but also supervised hardly at all by the candidate.”
CIA WON’T DISCLOSE. Politico. “The Central Intelligence Agency won’t make public lobbying disclosures by its contractors, claiming that release could compromise classified information or intelligence sources and methods.”
IRS WORKERS’ DEFENSE. Story here. “Next up for the heavy hitters of Washington’s legal community: embattled Internal Revenue Service workers.”
ERIC PAC NEWS. Here. “John Murray, who left the majority leader’s office in 2011 to create a Cantor-branded super PAC, is rejoining the Virginia Republican’s operation as a communications adviser to ERIC PAC, sources tell POLITICO.”
$1 MILLION ASKS. Politico. “Speaking to reporters on Monday, attorneys and representatives from the campaign finance watchdog groups Democracy, Public Citizen and Demos all raised the specter of candidates hosting $1 million-a-plate fundraisers in the near future if the Supreme Court strikes down a key provision of campaign finance law.”
REVOLVING DOOR SPINS. Story here. “The departures could have a big impact on GOP leaders as they deal with upcoming fights on government funding and the debt ceiling, as well as other hot-button policy issues.”
ATR ON BITCOIN REQUEST. ATR. “Despite the uncertain future of Bitcoin, political organizations are looking to cash in now before it’s regulated out of existence.”
CA: LAT SUPPORTS FPPC. Here. “Citizens and corporations have a fundamental First Amendment right petition their government. But as the FPPC made clear by its action, the public has a right to know who tries to sway policymakers, and the amount that moneyed interests spend trying to get their way.”
MD: MAJORITY LEADER TO FIRM. Story here. “Former state Senate Majority Leader Robert Garagiola has joined the Annapolis lobbying firm Alexander & Cleaver and will take on clients in Montgomery County, the firm announced Monday morning.”
NY: LLC LOOPHOLE. Newsday. “In theory, state law says companies are limited to donating $5,000 per year to candidates in New York.”
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