October 15, 2019 •
Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance
New York: “Loophole Allows People with City Business to Shower Thousands on Candidates Despite Contribution Limits” by Anna Sanders for New York Daily News
Elections
National: “Warren Dares Facebook With Intentionally False Political Ad” by Cecilia Kang and Thomas Kaplan (New York Times) for ENM News
Ethics
National: “Those Foreign Business Ties? The Trump Sons Have Plenty Too” by Eric Lipton, Steve Eder, and Ben Protess (New York Times) for ENM News
National: “Violent Spoof Video of Trump Killing His Critics Shows How Memes Have Reshaped Politics” by Drew Harwell and Tony Romm for Washington Post
National: “Biden’s New Ethics Plan Includes Constitutional Amendment to Publicly Finance Elections” by Mike Mernoli for NBC News
Lobbying
National: “Giuliani Is Said to Be Under Investigation for Ukraine Work” by Michael Schmidt, Ben Protess, Kenneth Vogel, and William Rashbaum (New York Times) for MSN
Connecticut: “Government for Sale? Lobbyists Spent $32M This Year to Influence Legislative Session” by Eric Bedner and Will Healy for Manchester Journal Inquirer
Procurement
Michigan: “Lights Turn Green for Traffic Signal Company That Hired MDOT Director” by Paul Egan for Detroit Free Press
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