November 8, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying “Ex-PMO Aide Bruce Carson Fined $50,000 for Illegal Lobbying” by Marco Vigliotti for The Hill Times “Incoming Florida House Speaker Bans ‘Texting While Legislating’” by Mary Ellen Klas for Miami Herald Campaign Finance “Court Challenge Seeks to Outlaw Super […]
Lobbying
“Ex-PMO Aide Bruce Carson Fined $50,000 for Illegal Lobbying” by Marco Vigliotti for The Hill Times
“Incoming Florida House Speaker Bans ‘Texting While Legislating’” by Mary Ellen Klas for Miami Herald
Campaign Finance
“Court Challenge Seeks to Outlaw Super PACs” by Kenneth Doyle for Bloomberg BNA
“California Ethics Watchdog Proposes $57,000 Fine Against Sen. Tony Mendoza” by Taryn Luna for Sacramento Bee
Ethics
“These Officials Help Write Ballot Questions. Companies Write Them Checks.” by Eric Lipton and Robert Faturechi for The New York Times
“2 Ex-Christie Allies Are Convicted in George Washington Bridge Case” by Kate Zernike for The New York Times
“Former Gov. Bob McDonnell Hosts Party to Celebrate Overturned Corruption Conviction” by Alissa Skelton for The Virginian-Pilot
Elections
“Memes, Myself and I: The Internet lets us all run the campaign” by Amanda Hess for The New York Times
“Donald Trump’s Extremist Supporters Feel Like Winners Either Way” by Jonathan Mahler and Julie Turkewitz for The New York Times
“Inside Donald Trump’s Last Stand: An anxious nominee seeks assurance” by Maggie Haberman, Ashley Parker, Jeremy Peters and Michael Barbaro for The New York Times
November 7, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying “Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd Won’t Seek Another Term” by Marco Vigliotti for The Hill Times “K Street Says Social Media Is Growing Faster Than Traditional Lobbying as Way to Influence Washington” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post “Top Lobbyists […]
Lobbying
“Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd Won’t Seek Another Term” by Marco Vigliotti for The Hill Times
“K Street Says Social Media Is Growing Faster Than Traditional Lobbying as Way to Influence Washington” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post
“Top Lobbyists 2016: Grassroots” by The Hill Staff for The Hill
“Top Lobbyists 2016: Associations” by The Hill Staff for The Hill
“JCOPE Hits Lobbyist with $180K Fine for Failure to File, Repeatedly” by Rick Karlin for Albany Times Union
Campaign Finance
“Washington Judge Fines Food Group $18M in 2013 GMO Fight” by Phuong Lee and Rachel LaCorte (Associated Press) for Fresno Bee
Ethics
“Lobbyist for State Aids Pence Campaign” by Brian Slodysko (Associated Press) for Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Elections
“Who Are You Writing In? The Overwhelming Allure of Voting for Someone Who Won’t Win.” by Amy Argetsinger for Washington Post
“Emails Warrant No New Action Against Hillary Clinton, F.B.I. Director Says.” by Matt Apuzzo, Michael S. Schmidt and Adam Goldman for New York Times
November 3, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Campaign Finance “How Politicians Hide Their Spending from the Public” by Shane Goldmacher for Politico Connecticut: “Business, Labor Bet Big on Fight for Connecticut Capitol” by Mark Pazniokas for Connecticut Mirror Montana: “Federal Judge Upholds Montana Campaign Disclosure Law” by […]
Campaign Finance
“How Politicians Hide Their Spending from the Public” by Shane Goldmacher for Politico
Connecticut: “Business, Labor Bet Big on Fight for Connecticut Capitol” by Mark Pazniokas for Connecticut Mirror
Montana: “Federal Judge Upholds Montana Campaign Disclosure Law” by Matt Volz (Associated Press) for Montana Public Radio
New York: “Behind Closed Doors, Measures to Reform City’s Campaign Laws Raise Concerns” by Jim Dwyer for New York Times
Ethics
“Why Sexual Harassment Persists in Politics” by Sheryl Gay Stolberg for New York Times
“Pentagon OKs General’s Rent-Free Living Courtesy of Defense Contractor” by Tom Vanden Brook for USA Today
“Podesta Paid $7,000 a Month by Top Donor” by Kenneth Vogel and Danny Vinik for Politico
Elections
“Sleeping Like the Enemy” by Shane Goldmacher and Annie Karni for Politico
November 2, 2016 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Campaign Finance “GOP Asks 11th Circuit to Toss Contribution Limits” by Ellen Robinson for Courthouse News Service “Pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC Accepted Illegal Contributions” by Dave Levinthal for Center for Public Integrity South Carolina: “State Senator Cleary Reprimanded, Fined by […]
Campaign Finance
“GOP Asks 11th Circuit to Toss Contribution Limits” by Ellen Robinson for Courthouse News Service
“Pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC Accepted Illegal Contributions” by Dave Levinthal for Center for Public Integrity
South Carolina: “State Senator Cleary Reprimanded, Fined by Ethics Committee” by Chloe Johnson for Myrtle Beach Sun News
Ethics
“Hatch Backers Hit up K Street for ‘Orrin Hatch Foundation’ Funds” by Anna Palmer and John Bresnahan for Politico
“Evan Bayh’s Private Schedule Details Ties with Donors, Lobbyists” by Manu Raju for CNN
Elections
“Election Maps Are Telling You Big Lies About Small Things” by Lazaro Gamio for Washington Post
“Donald Trump Used Legally Dubious Method to Avoid Paying Taxes” by David Barstow. Mike McIntire, Patricia Cohen, Susanne Craig, and Russ Beuttner for New York Times
“Abedin Tells Colleagues She’s in Dark About New Email Trove” by Josh Gerstein for Politico
“Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia” by Eric Lichtblau and Steven Lee Myers for New York Times
November 1, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying Kentucky: “Lobbyist Donations Aid Candidates Despite Law” by Tom Loftus for Louisville Courier-Journal Campaign Finance California: “A $72-Million Apartment Project. Top Politicians. Unlikely Donors.” by David Zahniser and Emily Alpert Reyes for Los Angeles Times Massachusetts: “Law Firm ‘Bonuses’ […]
Lobbying
Kentucky: “Lobbyist Donations Aid Candidates Despite Law” by Tom Loftus for Louisville Courier-Journal
Campaign Finance
California: “A $72-Million Apartment Project. Top Politicians. Unlikely Donors.” by David Zahniser and Emily Alpert Reyes for Los Angeles Times
Massachusetts: “Law Firm ‘Bonuses’ Tied to Political Donations” by Viveca Novak (Center for Responsive Politics) and Andrea Estes for Boston Globe
Ethics
“FBI Agents Pressed Justice Unsuccessfully for Probe of Clinton Foundation” by Matt Zapotosky, Rosalind Helderman, and Tom Hamburger for Washington Post
“The Residents in the Nerdiest Group House in Washington Want to Shake Up Washington’s Oldest Trade” by Michael Gaylord for Washingtonian Magazine
California: “After $38-Million Deal Collapsed, L.A. County Secretly Launched Public Corruption Probe of Retired CEO” by Adam Elmahrek for Los Angeles Times
New York: “Bridge Scandal Has Become Thorny Issue for Another Governor: Cuomo” by Vivian Yee for New York Times
Elections
“For Democrats, Anthony Weiner Makes an Unwelcome Return” by Maggie Haberman and Alexander Burns for New York Times
Legislative Issues
Minnesota: “Why Minnesota Lawmakers May Get Their First Raise Since ’97” by Alan Greenblatt for Governing
October 31, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying “It’s About to Become a Very Busy Time for K Street Headhunters” by Cartherine Ho for Washington Post Campaign Finance “Behind the Retreat of the Koch Brothers’ Operation” by Kenneth Vogel for Politico Washington: “State GOP Says PDC Chief […]
Lobbying
“It’s About to Become a Very Busy Time for K Street Headhunters” by Cartherine Ho for Washington Post
Campaign Finance
“Behind the Retreat of the Koch Brothers’ Operation” by Kenneth Vogel for Politico
Washington: “State GOP Says PDC Chief Is Biased for Dems, Needs to Resign” by Jim Brunner for Seattle Times
Ethics
“Inside ‘Bill Clinton Inc.’: Hacked memo reveals intersection of charity and personal income” by Rosalind Helderman and Tom Hamburger for Washington Post
Elections
“FBI Agents Waited Weeks to Tell Comey About Emails Possibly Relevant to Clinton Probe” by Matt Zapotosky, Ellen Nakashima, and Rosalind Helderman for Washington Post
“Beneath Cheers at Donald Trump’s Rallies, Dark Fears Take Hold” by Ashley Parker and Nick Corasaniti for New York Times
“‘We Are in for a Pretty Long Civil War’” by Julia Ioffe for Politico
California: “Prop Prep: Californians tackle jumbo ballot with humor” by Katherine Seligman for CALmatters.org
Procurement
“Company Vying for Central Park Boathouse Contract Suing City, Claiming de Blasio Donor Was Granted the Deal Unfairly” by Ginger Adams Otis for New York Daily News
October 27, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “Clinton Sticks with Obama’s Strict Lobbying Rules – for Now” by Anna Palmer and Andrew Restuccia for Politico “Top Lobbyists 2016: Hired guns” by Staff for The Hill “Top Lobbyists 2016: Corporate” by Staff for The Hill Campaign Finance […]
Lobbying
“Clinton Sticks with Obama’s Strict Lobbying Rules – for Now” by Anna Palmer and Andrew Restuccia for Politico
“Top Lobbyists 2016: Hired guns” by Staff for The Hill
“Top Lobbyists 2016: Corporate” by Staff for The Hill
Campaign Finance
“Trump Stops Holding High-Dollar Fundraisers That Were Raising Big Cash for the GOP” by Matea Gold for Washington Post
Pennsylvania: “City Council Staffers Scolded, Fined for Helping Boss Fund-Raise on City Time” by Tricia Nadolny for Philadelphia Inquirer
Ethics
Michigan: “Trash Hauler Rizzo Tied to More Corruption Charges in Macomb County” by Tresa Baldas and Christina Hall for Detroit Free Press
Pennsylvania: “Kenney Amends Gifts Rules for His Staff” by Claudia Vargas for Philadelphia Inquirer
Elections
“Brand Promotions Suggest Donald Trump Is Looking Past Election Day” by Maggie Haberman and Nick Corasaniti for New York Times
“For Some Conservative Female Pundits, This Election Has Been a Nightmare” by Kelsey Snell for Washington Post
California: “The GOP Dead Zone: You won’t find any Republicans to vote for in L.A. County” by Javier Panzar for Los Angeles Times
North Carolina: “Protests and Storms Make North Carolina’s Election Year ‘a Bizarre Experience’” by Richard Fausset for New York Times
October 26, 2016 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying “K Street Gearing Up for Peak Busy Season” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post “AT&T Set to Lobby for Merger with Deep Pockets and a Big Network” by Cecilia Kang and Eric Lipton for New York Times Campaign Finance […]
Lobbying
“K Street Gearing Up for Peak Busy Season” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post
“AT&T Set to Lobby for Merger with Deep Pockets and a Big Network” by Cecilia Kang and Eric Lipton for New York Times
Campaign Finance
“Republican Aaron Schock Fined for Excessively Soliciting Super PAC Funds” by Michael Beckel for Center for Public Integrity
Ethics
“Want a Presidential Appointment? Step 1: Oppo research on yourself” by Sarah Wheaton, Nancy Cook, and Andrew Restuccia for Politico
Massachusetts: “Federal Judge Questions DiMasi Codefendant’s Upcoming Release” by Milton Valencia for Boston Globe
New Jersey: “Bridgegate Offers Peek at Trenton’s ‘Political Shop’” by Dustin Racioppi for MyCentralJersey.com
Pennsylvania: “Is City Soda Tax Contract a Returned Political Favor?” by Claudia Vargas for Philadelphia Inquirer
Elections
“Why Struck-Down Voter ID Laws Trouble Would-Be Voters” by Michael Wines for New York Times
“Why the Justice Dept. Will Have Far Fewer Watchdogs in Polling Places” by Eric Lichtblau for New York Times
“What Drives Donald Trump? Fear of Losing Status, Tapes Show” by Michael Barbaro for New York Times
October 25, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying “Lobbyist-Bashing Trump Was Once a Lobbyist” by Ben Schreckinger for Politico Florida: “Lobbyist Watch: Broward tourism prez Ritter and her lobbyist spouse” by Brittany Wallman for South Florida Sun Sentinel Campaign Finance “How Mega-Donors Helped Raise $1 Billion for […]
Lobbying
“Lobbyist-Bashing Trump Was Once a Lobbyist” by Ben Schreckinger for Politico
Florida: “Lobbyist Watch: Broward tourism prez Ritter and her lobbyist spouse” by Brittany Wallman for South Florida Sun Sentinel
Campaign Finance
“How Mega-Donors Helped Raise $1 Billion for Hillary Clinton” by Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy for Washington Post
New Mexico: “Official: $1M needed for campaign finance info system” by Morgan Lee (Associated Press) for Albuquerque Journal
Ethics
“Judge Preserves Fattah Bribery Conviction, Overturns Other Parts of June Verdict” by Jeremy Roebuck for Philadelphia Inquirer
California: “California Politician Shows Little Remorse, Gets Prison Time” by Brian Melley (Associated Press) for Sacramento Bee
Illinois: “Cubs Yank World Series Ticket Offer to Chicago Aldermen” by Hal Dardick for Chicago Tribune
Mississippi: “Epps Painted as Aggressor in Miss. Prison Bribery Case” by Jeff Amy (Associated Press) for Hattiesburg American
New York: “Nassau County Executive Is Arrested in Bribery Scheme” by Vivian Yee, William Rashbaum, and Arielle Dollinger for New York Times
Pennsylvania: “Kathleen Kane, Former Pennsylvania Attorney General, Is Sentenced to Prison” by Jon Hurdle and Richard Pérez-Peña for New York Times
October 24, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying California: “Ethics Committee Chair Davis Vacationed with Alleged ‘Lobbyist’ Between Meetings with Her” by Caroline Schuk for Santa Clara Weekly Campaign Finance “Insurers Give Big to Races Determining Their Regulators” by Michael Mishak for Center for Public Integrity Alaska: […]
Lobbying
California: “Ethics Committee Chair Davis Vacationed with Alleged ‘Lobbyist’ Between Meetings with Her” by Caroline Schuk for Santa Clara Weekly
Campaign Finance
“Insurers Give Big to Races Determining Their Regulators” by Michael Mishak for Center for Public Integrity
Alaska: “APOC Says Anchorage GOP Rep. LeDoux Can Keep Her PAC and Raise Lobbyist Money” by Nathaniel Herz for Alaska Dispatch News
California: “Supervisor Mark Farrell Settles Ethics Fine for $25K, Commissioner Says He Lacks ‘Integrity’” by Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez for San Francisco Examiner
New York: “NYC Campaign Finance Board Chief Resigning to Focus on Day Job at Consulting Firm” by Erin Durkin for New York Daily News
Wisconsin: “Democrats Call for Laws to Regulate Campaign Coordination, Election-Related Issue Ads” by Matthew DeFour for Wisconsin State Journal
Ethics
“Anti-Semitic Posts, Many from Trump Supporters, Surge on Twitter” by Jonathan Mahler for New York Times
North Carolina: “Federal Authorities Conclude Probe of Governor in Prison Contracts Case” by Craig Jarvis, Ames Alexander, and Joseph Neff for Raleigh News & Observer
Elections
“At Third Debate, Trump Won’t Commit to Accepting Election Results If He Loses” by Karen Tumulty and Philip Rucker for Washington Post
“WikiLeaks’ Gift to American Democracy” by Jim Rutenberg for New York Times
October 20, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “Clinton Has Been Unclear on Curbing Lobbyist Influence” by Annie Linskey for Boston Globe Campaign Finance “Dems Use Loophole to Pump Millions into Fight for the House” by Scott Bland for Politico “Do Campaign Ads Matter? Donald Trump Gives […]
Lobbying
“Clinton Has Been Unclear on Curbing Lobbyist Influence” by Annie Linskey for Boston Globe
Campaign Finance
“Dems Use Loophole to Pump Millions into Fight for the House” by Scott Bland for Politico
“Do Campaign Ads Matter? Donald Trump Gives a Rare Chance to Find Out” by Lynn Vavreck for New York Times
New York: “Federal Inquiry into Mayor de Blasio Is Said to Focus on Whether Donors Got Favors” by William Rashbaum for New York Times
Ohio: “Former Red-Light Camera Exec Sentenced for Role in Bribery Scheme” by Rick Rouan for Columbus Dispatch
Ethics
“Clinton and Trump Transitions Must Follow Strict Ethics Rules, Groups Say” by Elise Viebeck for Washington Post
Connecticut: “Former Mayor Eddie Perez Has Corruption Convictions Vacated” by David Owens for Hartford Courant
Massachusetts: “Lawmakers Weigh Call for Special Panel to Review Ethics Laws” by The Associated Press for Boston Herald
Elections
“At Third Debate, Trump Won’t Commit to Accepting Election Results If He Loses” by Karen Tumulty and Philip Rucker for Washington Post
Procurement
Texas: “Plagued by Corruption Allegations, Dallas County Now Has Formal Purchasing Rules” by Naomi Martin for Dallas Morning News
October 19, 2016 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying “Companies Used Clinton Fundraisers to Lobby State Department” by Kevin McCoy for USA Today Florida: “Miami Beach Voters to Weigh Ballot Questions” by Joey Flechas for Miami Herald New York: “Lobbyist Todd Howe: $85,000 from Cor Development was a […]
Lobbying
“Companies Used Clinton Fundraisers to Lobby State Department” by Kevin McCoy for USA Today
Florida: “Miami Beach Voters to Weigh Ballot Questions” by Joey Flechas for Miami Herald
New York: “Lobbyist Todd Howe: $85,000 from Cor Development was a bribe, not a loan” by Tim Knauss for Syracuse.com
Ethics
“Trump Proposes Five-Year Ban on Executive Branch Officials and Lawmakers Who Want to Become Lobbyists” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post
“Proposed STOCK Act Rule Puts Focus on High-Level Employees” by Louis LaBrecque for Bloomberg BNA
“Documents Show State Dept. Official Pressed FBI to Change Classification of One of Clinton’s Emails” by Matt Zapotosky for Washington Post
California: “How the Federal Government’s Bribery Case Against 2 Brothers Unraveled” by Joel Rubin for Los Angeles Times
Massachusetts: “Federal Judge Asks: Is DiMasi benefiting from political connections?” by Milton Valencia and John Ellement for Boston Globe
Elections
“In Hindsight, Backers of Bernie Sanders Lament What Might Have Been” by Matt Flegenheimer and Yamiche Alcindor for New York Times
October 18, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying Pennsylvania: “Judge Tosses Case Against Philly Lobbyist Accused of Misspending Welfare Grants” by Jeremy Roebuck for Philadelphia Inquirer Tennessee: “Mark Cate, Former Bill Haslam Top Aide, Registers as Lobbyist” by Dave Boucher and Nate Rau for The Tennessean Campaign […]
Lobbying
Pennsylvania: “Judge Tosses Case Against Philly Lobbyist Accused of Misspending Welfare Grants” by Jeremy Roebuck for Philadelphia Inquirer
Tennessee: “Mark Cate, Former Bill Haslam Top Aide, Registers as Lobbyist” by Dave Boucher and Nate Rau for The Tennessean
Campaign Finance
Missouri: “Donors Behind $2M Check to Missouri’s Greitens Still Secret” by Summer Ballentine (Associated Press) for ABC News
Ethics
“Hacked Emails Show Extent of Foreign Government Donations to Clinton Foundation” by Rosalind Helderman for Washington Post
Michigan: “Trash Hauler Rizzo Key Player in Macomb County Corruption Probe” by Tresa Baldas and Christina Hall for Detroit Free Press
Elections
“Officials Fight Donald Trump’s Claims of a Rigged Vote” by Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns for New York Times
“Ripples from the ‘How Low Can They Go’ Campaign” by Patrick Healy and Farah Stockman for New York Times
North Carolina: “No Suspects: Local GOP headquarters set ablaze in N.C., swastika spray-painted nearby” by Derek Hawkins for Washington Post
Redistricting
“Obama, Holder to Lead Post-Trump Redistricting Campaign” by Edward-Isaac Dovere for Politico
October 17, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying California: “Proposition T Would Curtail Lobbyist Influence over City Hall” by Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez for San Francisco Examiner New York: “JCOPE Releases Draft Lobbying, Funding Regulations” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union New York: “JCOPE rules would regulate […]
Lobbying
California: “Proposition T Would Curtail Lobbyist Influence over City Hall” by Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez for San Francisco Examiner
New York: “JCOPE Releases Draft Lobbying, Funding Regulations” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union
New York: “JCOPE rules would regulate tweets, Facebook posts” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union
Campaign Finance
“RNC TV Ad Spending for Trump: $0” by Kenneth Vogel and Alex Isenstadt for Politico
“Cut Ties to Donald Trump, Big Donors Urge R.N.C.” by Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns, and Maggie Haberman for New York Times
California: “State Watchdog Unveils Online Complaint System” by Taryn Luna for Sacramento Bee
Missouri: “Amendment 2 Could Bring Campaign Donation Limits Back to Missouri” by Jason Rosenbaum for KWMU
Texas: “Texas Ethics Commission Ends 4-Year Probe into Empower Texans” by Sean Collins Walsh for Austin American-Statesman
Wisconsin: “Ethics Panel: OK for lawmaker to create his own political action committee” by Mark Sommerhauser for Wisconsin State Journal
Ethics
New Jersey: “Bridgegate Official Misconduct Complaint Against Christie Can Move Forward” by Myles Ma for Newark Star-Ledger
South Dakota: “National Groups Spar over South Dakota Ballot Measure” by Liz Essley Whyte for Center for Public Integrity
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