August 12, 2014 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying
“White House vs. K Street” by Byron Tau in Politico.
“Antonia Ferrier Settles Into New Role at Forbes-Tate | Downtown Moves” by Bridget Bowman in Roll Call.
Wisconsin: “Taxpayers group is top-spending lobbyist again” by Bill Leuders in the Post-Crescent.
Campaign Finance
California: “California campaign finance measure booted off ballot” by Christopher Cadelago and Jim Miller in the Sacramento Bee.
Florida: “Watchdogs want data on campaign spending” by James L. Rosica in The Tampa Tribune.
Ethics
Alaska: “APOC approves opinion saying lawmakers can use to state resources to stake referendum position” by The Associated Press in The Republic.
Georgia: “State Ethics Commission Hires 2 New Staff Lawyers” by Kathleen Baydala Joyner in the Daily Report.
New York: “Poll: Shrugs at Andrew Cuomo ethics woes” by Jonathan Topaz in Politico.
Redistricting
Florida: “Florida Legislature Approves New Congressional Map” by Bridget Bowman in Politico.
Florida: “Arguing Florida Failed Again, Dems Want Court-Drawn Map” by Mary Ellen Klas and Michael Van Sickler in Governing.
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