August 18, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “Trump Chair Routed Ukrainian Money to D.C. Lobbyists” by The Associated Press for Politico Texas: “Pool Offers Changes to Lobby Ordinance” by Jo Clifton for Austin Monitor Campaign Finance “Pro-Trump Super PAC Hire Tests Federal Election Rules” by Andrew […]
Lobbying
“Trump Chair Routed Ukrainian Money to D.C. Lobbyists” by The Associated Press for Politico
Texas: “Pool Offers Changes to Lobby Ordinance” by Jo Clifton for Austin Monitor
Campaign Finance
“Pro-Trump Super PAC Hire Tests Federal Election Rules” by Andrew Perez for MapLight
South Dakota: “Charles Koch’s Network Launches New Fight to Keep Donors Secret” by Fredreka Schouten for USA Today
Tennessee: “Durham Campaign Investigation Hints at ‘Serious Violations’” by Joel Ebert and Dave Boucher for The Tennessean
Elections
“Early Voting Limits Donald Trump’s Time to Turn Campaign Around” by Patrick Healy for New York Times
“Trump Shakes Up Campaign, Demotes Top Adviser” by Robert Costa and Jose DelReal for Washington Post
Ethics
Washington: “Can State Lawmakers Use GoFundMe to Attend National Conventions – and Not Report Donors?” by Melissa Santos for Tacoma News Tribune
Pennsylvania: “Nutter Calls Controller ‘a Snake’ After Report Alleging ‘Slush Fund’” by Claudia Vargas for Philadelphia Inquirer
August 17, 2016 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying Florida: “After #StartCounting Didn’t Work, Miami-Dade Group Sues Elections Dept.” by Douglas Hanks for Miami Herald Campaign Finance Washington: “Judge Gives Attorney General Green Light to Follow Tim Eyman’s Money” by Joel Connelly for Seattle Post-Intelligencer Ethics Kentucky: “Correction: […]
Lobbying
Florida: “After #StartCounting Didn’t Work, Miami-Dade Group Sues Elections Dept.” by Douglas Hanks for Miami Herald
Campaign Finance
Washington: “Judge Gives Attorney General Green Light to Follow Tim Eyman’s Money” by Joel Connelly for Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ethics
Kentucky: “Correction: Feuding Governors Story” by Adam Beam (Associated Press) for Lexington Herald-Leader
Missouri: “Faith Leaders Go on Trial for Protesting Missouri Senate for Medicaid Expansion” by Celeste Bott for St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pennsylvania: “Jury: A.G. Kane Guilty of Perjury, Obstruction, All Other Charges” by Craig McCoy, Angela Couloumbis, and Laura McCrystal for Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia: “D.A. Williams Belatedly Reports $160,050 in Gifts” by Chris Brennan for Philadelphia Inquirer
Elections
“The Psychiatric Question: Is It Fair to Analyze Donald Trump from Afar?” by Benedict Carey for New York Times
“Transcribers’ Agony: Frustrated Not by What Trump Says but How He Says It” by Daniel Libit for CNBC
August 16, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying “Obama Facing Pressure to Rip Up His Lobbyist Rules” by Sarah Wheaton for Politico Campaign Finance District of Columbia: “‘Shadow Campaign’ Donor and Mastermind Sentenced to Three Months Behind Bars” by Ann Marimow, Mike DeBonis, and Rachel Weiner for […]
Lobbying
“Obama Facing Pressure to Rip Up His Lobbyist Rules” by Sarah Wheaton for Politico
Campaign Finance
District of Columbia: “‘Shadow Campaign’ Donor and Mastermind Sentenced to Three Months Behind Bars” by Ann Marimow, Mike DeBonis, and Rachel Weiner for Washington Post
Montana: “Groups Change Ad Strategies before Campaign Finance Deadline” by Matt Volz (Associated Press) for McClatchyDC
New Mexico: “Legal Loophole Allows Last-Minute Money in Bernco Race to Remain Hidden” by Trip Jennings for New Mexico In Depth
Texas: “Texas Ethics Commission Chases ‘Campaign in a Box’ Spending” by Ross Ramsey for Texas Tribune
Ethics
“Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief” by Andrew Kramer, Mike McIntire, and Barry Meier for New York Times
Alabama: “Ethics Commission Schedules Special Meeting to Address Backlog” by Mike Cason for AL.com
Massachusetts: “City Employees Undergo Ethics Refresher Course” by Meghan Irons for Boston Globe
Elections
“Will Donald Trump Hand State Capitols to Democrats?” by Russell Berman for The Atlantic
“Inside the Failing Mission to Tame Trump’s Tongue” by Alexander Burns and Maggie Haberman for New York Times
August 15, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying “Thought the U.S. Was Divided Already? Just Watch as Elections Go Digital.” by Stephen Ansolabehere for Washington Post California: “Lawmakers Weaken Bill to Ban Behind-the-Scenes Communications at Coastal Commission” by Dan Weikel for Los Angeles Times Campaign Finance Alaska: […]
Lobbying
“Thought the U.S. Was Divided Already? Just Watch as Elections Go Digital.” by Stephen Ansolabehere for Washington Post
California: “Lawmakers Weaken Bill to Ban Behind-the-Scenes Communications at Coastal Commission” by Dan Weikel for Los Angeles Times
Campaign Finance
Alaska: “Anchorage Rep. LeDoux’s New Fundraising Effort Targets Lobbyists, Bar Owners” by Nathaniel Herz for Alaska Dispatch News
New Jersey: “Voters to Decide on Belmar Pay-to-Play” by Paul Williams for Asbury Park Press
New Mexico: “New Mexico Election Officials Fix Campaign Spending Glitch” by Associated Press for KOB
Ethics
“Criticize Politicians on Twitter? They Might Block You” by Colin Campbell for Raleigh News & Observer
New York: “For Cuomo, Passing Ethics Bill Was Urgent, Signing It Was Not” by David Howard King for Gotham Gazette
Elections
“One Ally Remains Firmly Behind Donald Trump: The N.R.A.” by Nick Corasaniti and Alexander Burns for New York Times
“Hack of Democrats’ Accounts Was Wider Than Believed, Officials Say” by Eric Lichtblau and Eric Schmitt for New York Times
“Is Trump Wrecking Both Parties?” by Thomas Edsall for New York Times
Redistricting
North Carolina: “Federal Judges Find NC Legislative Districts Unconstitutional” by Lynn Bonner for Raleigh News & Observer
August 11, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “How Think Tanks Amplify Corporate America’s Influence” by Eric Lipton and Brooke Williams for New York Times Florida: “County Ballot Measure on Campaign Finance Delayed to 2018” by Douglas Hanks for Miami Herald Campaign Finance “Facebook May Soon Have […]
Lobbying
“How Think Tanks Amplify Corporate America’s Influence” by Eric Lipton and Brooke Williams for New York Times
Florida: “County Ballot Measure on Campaign Finance Delayed to 2018” by Douglas Hanks for Miami Herald
Campaign Finance
“Facebook May Soon Have More Power Over Elections Than The FEC. Are We Ready?” by Nathaniel Persily for Washington Post
Missouri: “Contribution Limits, Tobacco Tax Increase Gain Enough Signatures to Appear on Missouri Ballot” by Jason Hancock for Kansas City Star
Ethics
“Emails Renew Questions About Clinton Foundation and State Dept. Overlap” by Eric Lichtblau for New York Times
New Jersey: “Christie Rejects Claim He Lied about Bridgegate” by Dustin Racioppi and Bob Jordan for Asbury Park Press
Elections
“Donald Trump Suggests ‘Second Amendment People’ Could Act Against Hillary Clinton” by Nick Corasaniti and Maggie Haberman for New York Times
California: “‘It Became a Price War’: Signature gatherers rake in top dollar with crowded field of ballot initiatives” by Christine Mai-Duc for Los Angeles Times
Wisconsin: “In Wisconsin, a Controversial Voter ID Law Could Help Choose the President” by Matt Zapotosky for Washington Post
Legislative Issues
California: “California High Court Says Legislators’ Votes Are Protected by Free Speech Rights” by Maura Dolan for Los Angeles Times
August 10, 2016 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying “AARP to Withdraw from Controversial Conservative Group Amid Rising Pressure” by David Marans for Huffington Post Kansas: “Kansas Boy Suffered Fatal Neck Injury on Waterslide” by The Associated Press for WIBW New York: “Sparks at JCOPE Over Retroactive Donor […]
Lobbying
“AARP to Withdraw from Controversial Conservative Group Amid Rising Pressure” by David Marans for Huffington Post
Kansas: “Kansas Boy Suffered Fatal Neck Injury on Waterslide” by The Associated Press for WIBW
New York: “Sparks at JCOPE Over Retroactive Donor Disclosure” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union
Campaign Finance
“How the Internet Could Democratize Campaign Spending” by Bob Biersack for Washington Post
“Trump Embraces Fundraising, Not Transparency” by Shane Goldmacher for Politico
Ethics
Alabama: “Mike Hubbard Seeks New Trial on Ethics Charges” by Brian Lyman for Montgomery Advertiser
Illinois: “Judge Denies Blagojevich’s Bid to Lighten 14-Year Sentence” by Michael Tarm and Sara Burnett (Associated Press) for ABC News
Oregon: “Oregon Elections Director Resigned Amid an Investigation into Inappropriate Comments” by Hillary Borrud for Portland Oregonian
Tennessee: “Tennessee Lawmaker Convicted of Felony Tax Fraud” by The Associated Press for ABC News
Procurement
Indiana: “Ethics Concerns Prompt IPS to Drop Plan to Purchase Testing Software” by Chelsea Schneider for Indianapolis Star
August 9, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying “Think Tank Scholar or Corporate Consultant? It Depends on the Day” by Eric Lipton, Nicholas Confessore, and Brooke Williams for New York Times Tennessee: “Texts Show Ex-Haslam Aide’s Chats During Cooling Off Period” by Dave Boucher and Nate Rau […]
Lobbying
“Think Tank Scholar or Corporate Consultant? It Depends on the Day” by Eric Lipton, Nicholas Confessore, and Brooke Williams for New York Times
Tennessee: “Texts Show Ex-Haslam Aide’s Chats During Cooling Off Period” by Dave Boucher and Nate Rau for The Tennessean
Campaign Finance
Alabama: “How the University of Alabama System Funneled $1.4 Million Through a ‘Dark Money’ Web” by Connor Sheets for AL.com
Ethics
California: “Stockton Mayor Arrested, Accused of Holding Strip Poker Game at Youth Camp” by Nashelly Chavez and Bill Lendelof for Sacramento Bee
Florida: “First Opa-locka Administrator Charged in Major FBI Corruption Probe” by Jay Weaver and Michael Sallah for Miami Herald
Hawaii: “How Ethics Commission Upheaval Is Playing Out in The Mayor’s Race” by Nick Grube for Honolulu Civil Beat
Pennsylvania: “Pennsylvania Attorney General Goes on Trial in Leak Case” by David Dekok for Reuters
Elections
“The Crusade of a Democratic Superlawyer with Multimillion-Dollar Backing” by Robert Barnes for Washington Post
“How Will the Internet Change Political Advertising?” by Robert Gebelhoff for Washington Post
Procurement
District of Columbia: “Vincent Orange to Resign from D.C. Council After Fury Over Chamber of Commerce Job” by Fenit Nirappil for Washington Post
August 8, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Campaign Finance “Fueled by Small Donations, Donald Trump Makes Up Major Financial Ground” by Nicholas Confessore and Nick Corasaniti for New York Times New Jersey: “Extortion or Politics? A Detailed Look at Sweeney’s Claim vs. Unions’ Pension Threats” by Susan Livio (NJ […]
Campaign Finance
“Fueled by Small Donations, Donald Trump Makes Up Major Financial Ground” by Nicholas Confessore and Nick Corasaniti for New York Times
New Jersey: “Extortion or Politics? A Detailed Look at Sweeney’s Claim vs. Unions’ Pension Threats” by Susan Livio (NJ Advance Media) for NJ.com
Ethics
California: “The Coliseum Case is the Latest Embarrassment for D.A.’s Corruption Unit” by Paul Pringle and Rong-Gong Lin II for Los Angeles Times
Connecticut: “Budget Director: Governor Can Cut Watchdog Agencies’ Funding” by Susan Haigh (Associated Press) for Washington Times
District of Columbia: “D.C. Council Member Tries to Tamp Down Furor Over Conflict of Interest” by Fenit Nirappil for Washington Post
Hawaii: “Yamane Heads City Ethics Panel” by Chad Blair for Honolulu Civil Beat
Virginia: “Former Va. First Lady Maureen McDonnell’s Corruption Case on Hold” by Rachel Weiner for Washington Post
Virginia: “DC-Area Mayor Faces Drug Charges After Meth-for-Sex Sting” by Matthew Barakat (Associated Press) for ABC News
Elections
“Democrats, Looking Past Mere Victory, Hope to End the Trump Movement” by Amy Chozick for New York Times
“U.S. Seeks to Protect Voting System from Cyberattacks” by Julie Hirschfeld Davis for New York Times
Kansas: “Kansas Republicans Reject Gov. Sam Brownback’s Conservatives in Primary” by Mitch Smith for New York Times
Tennessee: “A Lawmaker Was Jailed for Stealing Campaign Signs. His Bail Came from a Surprising Source” by Lindsey Bever for Washington Post
August 4, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “Is K Street Warming to Trump? Just Barely.” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post Virginia: “Lobbyists Less Likely to Say Who They’re Treating” by Dave Ress for The Daily Press Campaign Finance “New Search Tool Traces Sources of ‘Dark […]
Lobbying
“Is K Street Warming to Trump? Just Barely.” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post
Virginia: “Lobbyists Less Likely to Say Who They’re Treating” by Dave Ress for The Daily Press
Campaign Finance
“New Search Tool Traces Sources of ‘Dark Money’” by Staff for Center for Public Integrity
Florida: “Petition Drive Could Change How Miami-Dade Political Campaigns Are Financed” by David Smiley for Miami Herald
New Jersey: “Using Pay-To-Play as a Political Weapon” by Donald Scarinci for PolitickerNJ.com
Ethics
Arizona: “Regulator Hires Attorney to Study Possible Outside Influence” by Russ Wiles for Arizona Republic
Tennessee: “New Legislative Policy Doesn’t Require Posting Founded Sexual Harassment Complaints” by Dave Boucher for The Tennessean
Elections
“Hillary Clinton and the Peace of the Pantsuit” by Megan Garber for The Atlantic
“GOP Reaches ‘New Level of Panic’ over Trump’s Candidacy” by Philip Rucker, Dan Balz, and Matea Gold for Washington Post
Texas: “Texas Agrees to Weaken Voter ID Law for November Election” by Aneri Pattani and Jim Malewitz for Texas Tribune
August 3, 2016 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying “Lobbyists Woo Potential Freshmen Long Before Election Day” by Kate Ackley for Roll Call California: “S.F. Ballot Measure Takes Aim at Lobbyists’ Fundraising” by Noah Arroyo for San Francisco Public Press California: “Billion-Dollar Beverly Hills Development Challenged Because of […]
Lobbying
“Lobbyists Woo Potential Freshmen Long Before Election Day” by Kate Ackley for Roll Call
California: “S.F. Ballot Measure Takes Aim at Lobbyists’ Fundraising” by Noah Arroyo for San Francisco Public Press
California: “Billion-Dollar Beverly Hills Development Challenged Because of Ex-Mayor’s Lobbying” by Kim Christensen for Los Angeles Times
California: “Bill to Ban Private Communications by California’s Coastal Commissioners Gets Sidetracked” by Dan Weikel for Los Angeles Times
Campaign Finance
“Women Are Finally Breaking into the Top Tier of Political Donors” by Matea Gold for Washington Post
“Court: Super PAC Can Use Candidates’ Names” by Josh Gerstein for Politico
Minnesota: “New Boss at Minnesota Campaign Board Is Old Hand” by Brian Bakst for Minnesota Public Radio
Elections
“Left Turns to Ballot Measures to Enact Political Change” by Reid Wilson for The Hill
“The States Where Third-Party Candidates Perform Best” by Russell Berman and Andrew McGill for The Atlantic
North Dakota: “Federal Judge Bars North Dakota from Enforcing Restrictive Voter ID Law” by Michael Wines for New York Times
August 2, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying Massachusetts: “Mass. Insiders Turn to Lobbying Careers” by Mark Arsenault and Andrew Ryan for Boston Globe Campaign Finance “D.C. Circuit to Hear Challenge to Contribution Limits” by Kenneth Doyle for Bloomberg BNA “Koch Network Seeks to Defuse Donor Frustration […]
Lobbying
Massachusetts: “Mass. Insiders Turn to Lobbying Careers” by Mark Arsenault and Andrew Ryan for Boston Globe
Campaign Finance
“D.C. Circuit to Hear Challenge to Contribution Limits” by Kenneth Doyle for Bloomberg BNA
“Koch Network Seeks to Defuse Donor Frustration over Trump Rebuff” by Matea Gold for Washington Post
Ethics
“Court Rejects Sen. Robert Menendez’s Attempt to Get Corruption Case Thrown Out” by John Bresnahan and Josh Gerstein for Politico
District of Columbia: “After a Quiet Couple of Years, D.C. Council Roiled by Apparent Conflict of Interest” by Aaron Davis and Fenit Nirappil for Washington Post
New Jersey: “Ex-Port Authority Chief’s Fall from Grace a Cautionary Tale About Privacy” by Paul Berger for Bergen Record
Ohio: “Ethics Commission Tells Columbus Leaders to Pay Up for Buckeye Junket” by Lucas Sullivan for Columbus Dispatch
Elections
“In Clash Between Trump and the Khans, New Signs of a Cultural and Political Divide” by Marc Fisher for Washington Post
North Carolina: “4th U.S. Circuit Judges Overturn North Carolina’s Voter ID Law” by Anne Blythe (Raleigh News & Observer) for Charlotte Observer
Wisconsin: “Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Voter ID, Early Voting Laws” by Patrick Marley and Jason Stein for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
August 1, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Campaign Finance “After Lying Low, Deep-Pocketed Clinton Donors Return to the Fore” by Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozick for New York Times California: “California Treasurer Cracks Down on Pay to Play” by Kyle Glazier for The Bond Buyer California: “Feds […]
Campaign Finance
“After Lying Low, Deep-Pocketed Clinton Donors Return to the Fore” by Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozick for New York Times
California: “California Treasurer Cracks Down on Pay to Play” by Kyle Glazier for The Bond Buyer
California: “Feds Say Azano Wanted to ‘Buy a Mayor’” by Greg Moran for San Diego Union-Tribune
Washington: “Attorney General Seeks Contempt Order against Tim Eyman” by Rachel La Corte (Associated Press) for Tacoma News Tribune
Ethics
Hawaii: “Here’s The Deal Honolulu Made with Its Departing Ethics Director” by Nick Grube for Honolulu Civil Beat
Utah: “Judge Grants State’s Motion to Dismiss Corruption Charges against Mark Shurtleff” by Ben Lockhart and Dennis Romboy for Deseret News
Elections
“Clinton’s Convention Is Made for TV. Trump’s Was Made for Twitter.” by Jim Rutenberg for New York Times
“Wikileaks Posts Hacked DNC Voicemails” by Marshall Cohen and Tom LoBianco for CNN
“And Then There Was Trump” by Thomas Edsall for New York Times
July 28, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “Lobbyists Celebrate Democratic Party’s New Embrace at Convention” by Jay Newton-Small for Time California: “Judge Questions Private Talks Between Coastal Commissioners and Developer’s Consultants” by Dan Weikel for Los Angeles Times Campaign Finance “George Soros Rises Again” by Kenneth […]
Lobbying
“Lobbyists Celebrate Democratic Party’s New Embrace at Convention” by Jay Newton-Small for Time
California: “Judge Questions Private Talks Between Coastal Commissioners and Developer’s Consultants” by Dan Weikel for Los Angeles Times
Campaign Finance
“George Soros Rises Again” by Kenneth Vogel for Politico
California: “‘Behested Payments’ Add Another Layer of Money in Politics” by Tracy Wood for Voice of OC
Indiana: “Eric Holcomb’s Access to Mike Pence’s Campaign Cash Might Be Restricted” by Tony Cook for Indianapolis Star
Ethics
Texas: “Texas AG Took Gift While Investigating Company” by Associated Press for Texarkana Gazette
Elections
“Donald Trump Calls on Russia to Find Hillary Clinton’s Missing Emails” by Ashley Parker and David Sanger for New York Times
“Bill Clinton Praises His Wife’s Feminine Side” by Patrick Healy for New York Times
“Democrats Discreetly Turn Attention to Presidential Prospects of the Future” by Michael Shear for New York Times
July 27, 2016 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying Alaska: “Oil Lobbyist Treated Legislator to Meal after Oil Tax Vote” by Nathaniel Herz for Alaska Dispatch News Campaign Finance “In Hacked D.N.C. Emails, a Glimpse of How Big Money Works” by Nicholas Confessore and Steve Eder for New […]
Lobbying
Alaska: “Oil Lobbyist Treated Legislator to Meal after Oil Tax Vote” by Nathaniel Herz for Alaska Dispatch News
Campaign Finance
“In Hacked D.N.C. Emails, a Glimpse of How Big Money Works” by Nicholas Confessore and Steve Eder for New York Times
“Report: FEC leaders, managers share blame for horrid morale” by Dave Levinthal for Center for Public Integrity
“DNC Sought to Hide Details of Clinton Funding Deal” by Kenneth Vogel and Isaac Arnsdorf for Politico
Ethics
California: “Grand Jury Finds Cracks in Ethics Policies” by Joshua Stewart for San Diego Union-Tribune
Kentucky: “Bevin Questions Grant to Jane Beshear Charity” by Tom Loftus for Louisville Courier-Journal
Elections
“Clinton Highlights Lack of Women in Office” by Christina Cassidy (Associated Press) for ABC News
“A Worry if Clinton Wins: An idle ex-president in the White House” by Patrick Healy for New York Times
California: “Why a New Law Isn’t Shrinking the Overload of Ballot Initiatives Much – Yet” by Laurel Rosenhall (CALmatters) for Long Beach Press-Telegram
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