August 18, 2015 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying
California: “Bill Looks to Put State Lobbying Laws on Par With Local Rules” by Guy Marzorati and Marissa Lagos for KQED
Hawaii: “Maui County Plans to Post List of Lobbyists Online” by Nathan Eagle for Honolulu Civil Beat
Pennsylvania: “Lobbyist Spending in Harrisburg Trending Upward” by Chris Potter for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Campaign Finance
“Facing Money Gap, Hillary Clinton Slowly Warms to ‘Super PAC’ Gifts” by Amy Chozik and Eric Lichtblau for New York Times
“Campaign Finance Reform PAC Wants to Be a Player in 2016” by Simone Pathe for Roll Call
Colorado: “Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, Colorado Campaign for Life lose Colorado Ethics Watch Lawsuit” by Marianne Goodland for Colorado Independent
Oklahoma: “Ethics Commission Votes to Suspend Rules after Lawsuit” by The Associated Press for Albany Times Union
Ethics
Indiana: “Waivers from State Ethics Laws on the Decline” by Chelsea Schneider for Indianapolis Star
Missouri: “Missouri House Is Developing New Intern Rules to Prevent Sexual Harassment” by Jason Hancock for Kansas City Star
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