September 20, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying Tennessee: “Memphis Lawmaker Defends Decision to Accept Free Trip to Europe” by Jody Callaham for The Tennessean Campaign Finance “MLB a Little Late to the Game with FEC Filings” by Ashley Balcerzak for Center for Responsive Politics “Trump Shatters […]
Lobbying
Tennessee: “Memphis Lawmaker Defends Decision to Accept Free Trip to Europe” by Jody Callaham for The Tennessean
Campaign Finance
“MLB a Little Late to the Game with FEC Filings” by Ashley Balcerzak for Center for Responsive Politics
“Trump Shatters GOP Records with Small Donors” by Shane Goldmacher for Politico
New York: “Campaign Finance Board Considers Rules Changes, Including Controversial ‘Coordination’ Proposal” by Samar Khurshid for Gotham Gazette
Ethics
California: “Former L.A. Coliseum Executive Sentenced to Jail in Corruption Case” by Joseph Serna and Rong-Gong Lin II for Los Angeles Times
Florida: “Opa-locka Lawsuit Describes Sordid World of Threats, Shakedowns” by Michael Sallah and Jay Weaver for Miami Herald
New Jersey: “U.S. Says for First Time That Christie Knew of Bridge Plot” by David Voreacos and Elise Young for Bloomberg.com
Elections
“Some Republicans Acknowledge Leveraging Voter ID Laws for Political Gain” by Michael Wines for New York Times
“Donald Trump’s Anything-Goes Campaign Sets an Alarming Political Precedent” by Jonathan Martin for New York Times
September 19, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying “Chaka Fattah’s K Street Friends Stand by Him” by Sean McMinn for Roll Call “Nonprofit Seeks to Crowdfund Lobbying” by Megan Wilson for The Hill Campaign Finance “Whom to Vote for? Employees Tend to Follow Their Leader” by Andrew […]
Lobbying
“Chaka Fattah’s K Street Friends Stand by Him” by Sean McMinn for Roll Call
“Nonprofit Seeks to Crowdfund Lobbying” by Megan Wilson for The Hill
Campaign Finance
“Whom to Vote for? Employees Tend to Follow Their Leader” by Andrew Ross Sorkin for New York Times
“New Records Shed Light on Donald Trump’s $25,000 Gift to Florida Official” by Kevin Sack and Steve Eder for New York Times
Florida: “Appeals Court Declines to Put Campaign-Finance Rules on Ballot” by Douglas Hanks for Miami Herald
Ethics
“White House Women Want to Be in The Room Where It Happens” by Juliet Eilperin for Washington Post
Connecticut: “Wade to Recuse Herself from Anthem-Cigna Review” by Mark Pazniokas for Connecticut Mirror
Elections
“Sowing Doubt Is Seen as Prime Danger in Hacking Voting System” by David Sanger and Charlie Savage for New York Times
“Clinton Campaign Releases Doctor’s Letter Describing ‘Mild’ Pneumonia” by Abby Phillip and Anne Gearan for Washington Post
Virginia: “Va. Supreme Court Finds McAuliffe Not in Contempt on Felon Voting Actions” by Laura Vozzella for Washington Post
Legislative Issues
“Why the U.S. Economy Lags: It’s the politics, stupid” by Paul Davidson for USA Today
September 15, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “Changing of the Guard at Lobbying Powerhouse” by Megan Wilson for The Hill Campaign Finance “Judge Hints Could Remand Disclosure Case to FEC” by Kenneth Doyle for Bloomberg BNA Missouri: “Court: Missouri voters can decide if they want to […]
Lobbying
“Changing of the Guard at Lobbying Powerhouse” by Megan Wilson for The Hill
Campaign Finance
“Judge Hints Could Remand Disclosure Case to FEC” by Kenneth Doyle for Bloomberg BNA
Missouri: “Court: Missouri voters can decide if they want to bring back limits on campaign contributions” by Kurt Erickson for St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Wisconsin: “Report: Lead paint makers helped Gov. Walker” by Jason Stein and Patrick Marley for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ethics
“How Donald Trump Retooled His Charity to Spend Other People’s Money” by David Fahrenthold for Washington Post
New York: “New York Attorney General to Investigate Donald Trump’s Nonprofit” by Steve Eder for New York Times
Pennsylvania: “Gas-Dealing Pa. Game Commission Official Ordered to Pay $75K Fine” by Andrew Maykuth for Philadelphia Inquirer
Elections
“The Rise of GOP Mega-Donor Rebekah Mercer” by Matea Gold for Washington Post
Ohio: “Supreme Court Upholds Ohio Voting Restrictions” by Richard Wolf for USA Today
September 14, 2016 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying “How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat” by Anahad O’Connor for New York Times “Lobbying Registrations Are Down, But The Influence Industry Is Flourishing” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post “Congressman Offers Unusual Defense in Ethics Probe” by […]
Lobbying
“How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat” by Anahad O’Connor for New York Times
“Lobbying Registrations Are Down, But The Influence Industry Is Flourishing” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post
“Congressman Offers Unusual Defense in Ethics Probe” by John Dunbar for Center for Public Integrity
Campaign Finance
“How These Powerful Women Learned to Love Fundraising” by Elise Viebeck for Washington Post
Ethics
California: “Ex-Assemblyman Tom Calderon Is Sentenced to a Year in Federal Custody in Bribery Case” by Joel Rubin for Los Angeles Times
Connecticut: “Wade Faces Subpoena in Cigna Conflict of Interest Question” by Mark Pazniokas for Connecticut Mirror
Florida: “Former Opa-locka City Manager Pleads Guilty in Corruption Probe” by Jay Weaver and Michael Sallah for Miami Herald
New York: “Bill Nojay, Upstate Assemblyman, Dies After Shooting Himself at a Cemetery” by Vivian Yee for New York Times
Elections
“Appeals Court Overrules Federal Election Official on Proof of Citizenship for Voting” by Josh Gerstein for Politico
Legislative Issues
Tennessee: “Jeremy Durham Expelled from Tennessee House in 70-2 Vote” by Joel Ebert and Dave Boucher for The Tennessean
September 13, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying Michigan: “House Candidate Steve Marino Retracts Claims from Secret Recordings” by Paul Egan for Detroit Free Press New York: “De Blasio’s Nonprofit Must Comply with Ethics Panel’s Subpoena, Judge Says” by J. David Goodman for New York Times Campaign […]
Lobbying
Michigan: “House Candidate Steve Marino Retracts Claims from Secret Recordings” by Paul Egan for Detroit Free Press
New York: “De Blasio’s Nonprofit Must Comply with Ethics Panel’s Subpoena, Judge Says” by J. David Goodman for New York Times
Campaign Finance
California: “Jury Finds Azano Guilty on 36 Counts in Foreign Money Case” by Dana Littlefield and Greg Moran for San Diego Union-Tribune
Colorado: “Colorado Supreme Court Set to Hear Appeal Over Legal Services Being Treated Like Campaign Contributions” by Tom McGhee for Denver Post
Florida: “Judge Orders Campaign-Finance Question Put on Miami-Dade Ballot” by Douglas Hanks for Miami Herald
Washington: “I-1464 Seeks Big Changes to Washington State Campaign-Finance System” by Rachel LaCorte (Associated Press) for Seattle Times
Ethics
Texas: “Empower Texans Escalates Battle with Ethics Commission” by Patrick Svitek for Texas Tribune
Virginia: “Prosecutors Will Drop Case Against Former Va. Governor Robert McDonnell” by Rachel Weiner and Matt Zapotosky for Washington Post
Elections
“Real-Time Election Day Projections May Upend News Tradition” by Nick Corasaniti for New York Times
“Hillary Clinton Is Set Back by Decision to Keep Illness Secret” by Amy Chozick and Patrick Healy for New York Times
September 12, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying “Lobbyists Prepare for Clinton Win” by Megan Wilson for The Hill Campaign Finance “Prolific Donor Trump, Often Skirted Rules, Paid Fines” by Drew Griffin, David Fitzpatrick, and Tom LoBianco for CNN California: “Political Paradox? Prop. 59 Asks Californians to […]
Lobbying
“Lobbyists Prepare for Clinton Win” by Megan Wilson for The Hill
Campaign Finance
“Prolific Donor Trump, Often Skirted Rules, Paid Fines” by Drew Griffin, David Fitzpatrick, and Tom LoBianco for CNN
California: “Political Paradox? Prop. 59 Asks Californians to Condemn a Big-Money System Long Used Here” by Laurel Rosenhall for CALmatters.org
Illinois: “Judge: Illinois campaign finance law constitutional” by Michael Tarm (Associated Press) for State Journal-Register
Oregon: “Portland Reconsiders Public Money for Political Campaigns” by Brad Schmidt for Portland Oregonian
South Dakota: “Panel Ponders Allowing Businesses to Open Checkbooks for Candidates” by Bob Mercer for Black Hills Pioneer
Ethics
California: “Scandal Plagues City of Commerce, but Generous Services Help Blunt Public Scrutiny” by Adam Elmahrek for Los Angeles Times
Elections
“Hillary Clinton’s ‘Invisible Guiding Hand’” by Shane Goldmacher for Politico
Minnesota: “U Launches First-of-Its-Kind Program for Elections Officials” by Kelly Smith for Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Texas: “Court Filing Accuses Texas of Misleading Voters Without IDs” by Michael Wines for New York Times
Legislative Issues
Tennessee: “Beth Harwell: Jeremy Durham expulsion vote will happen” by Joel Ebert and Dave Boucher for The Tennessean
September 1, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying Alabama: “Lawsuit Challenges Alabama Law Requiring Ethics Training for Lobbyists” by Joe Crowe for Newsmax Alabama: “More Lawmakers (and Two Ethics Commissioners) Who Got Free Trips on Alabama Lenders’ Dime” by Kyle Whitmire (Alabama Media Group) for AL.com Campaign […]
Lobbying
Alabama: “Lawsuit Challenges Alabama Law Requiring Ethics Training for Lobbyists” by Joe Crowe for Newsmax
Alabama: “More Lawmakers (and Two Ethics Commissioners) Who Got Free Trips on Alabama Lenders’ Dime” by Kyle Whitmire (Alabama Media Group) for AL.com
Campaign Finance
“FINRA, MSRB Pay-to-Play Rules on SEC Approval Path” by Antoinette Gartrell for Bloomberg BNA
Louisiana: “Dave Peralta Freed from Last of 30 Criminal Charges” by Wilborn Nobles III for New Orleans Times Picayune
New York: “De Blasio Donor Violated City Rules, Conflicts Board Says” by J. David Goodman for New York Times
Ethics
Maine: “Paul LePage, Maine Governor, Now Says He’s Not Quitting” by Jess Bidgood for New York Times
Elections
“Embattled Corrine Brown Ousted in Primary” by Staff for Roll Call
“Harry Reid and Koch Brothers Wage Proxy War for a Nevada Senate Seat” by Carl Hulse for New York Times
North Carolina: “North Carolina Republicans Accused of Dodging Order to Fix Election Rules” by Michael Wines for New York Times
Procurement
“Obama Order on Contractor Workplace Violations Takes Effect Soon, Despite Objections” by Joe Davidson for Washington Post
August 31, 2016 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying Missouri: “Audit Finds Senate Slush Fund for Lobbyist-Financed Meals” by Kurt Erickson for St. Louis Post-Dispatch Campaign Finance “Addicted to Making Campaign Contributions?” by Russell Berman for The Atlantic New York: “Judge: Citizens United must disclose donor information to […]
Lobbying
Missouri: “Audit Finds Senate Slush Fund for Lobbyist-Financed Meals” by Kurt Erickson for St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Campaign Finance
“Addicted to Making Campaign Contributions?” by Russell Berman for The Atlantic
New York: “Judge: Citizens United must disclose donor information to NY” by Larry Neumeister (Associated Press) for ABC News
Tennessee: “Feds Open Investigation of Rep. Jeremy Durham” by Stacey Barchenger, Dave Boucher, and Joel Ebert for The Tennessean
Ethics
“Hillary Clinton and Her Family’s Foundation Aren’t Likely to Get the McDonnell Treatment. Here’s Why.” by Matt Zapotosky and Rachel Weiner for Washington Post
Connecticut: “CT Supreme Court Rules in FOI Case Involving Ritter, CRRA” by Mark Pazniokas for CT Mirror
Illinois: “Chicago Insider Who Took $2 Million in Bribes in Red Light Camera Scandal Gets 10 Years in Prison” by David Kidwell (Chicago Tribune) for Los Angeles Times
Maine: “Paul LePage, Besieged Maine Governor, Hints at Resignation” by Jess Bidgood for New York Times
Nebraska: “Panel Tells Embattled Nebraska Senator to Resign by Friday” by Grant Schulte (Associated Press) for ABC News
Pennsylvania: “FBI Seeks Kenney Campaign Records as Part of Union Probe” by Jeremy Roebuck and Mark Fazlollah for Philadelphia Inquirer
August 30, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Campaign Finance “How One Donor Is Profiting Off the Trump and Sanders Campaigns” by Russell Berman for The Atlantic Connecticut: “Inside the Political Fundraising Game” by Ken Dixon, Angela Carella, and Neil Vigdor for CT Post South Dakota: “Koch Brothers-Backed […]
Campaign Finance
“How One Donor Is Profiting Off the Trump and Sanders Campaigns” by Russell Berman for The Atlantic
Connecticut: “Inside the Political Fundraising Game” by Ken Dixon, Angela Carella, and Neil Vigdor for CT Post
South Dakota: “Koch Brothers-Backed Group Says Ballot Measure Could Invite Lawsuits” by Dana Ferguson for Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Virginia: “The Money Floods in When the General Assembly Gathers” by Dave Ress for The Daily Press
Ethics
“Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin to Separate After His Latest Sexting Scandal” by Amy Chozick and Patrick Healy for New York Times
California: “State Worker Accepted 24 Pairs of Free Designer Sunglasses, Sold Boss a Pair for $20” by Taryn Luna for Sacramento Bee
Florida: “Get This Vice Mayor Angry and He Might Sue” by Monique Madan for Miami Herald
Maine: “Pressure Is Building on LePage over His Behavior” by Dennis Hoey for Portland Press Herald
Elections
“FBI is Investigating Foreign Hacks of State Election Systems” by Ellen Nakashima for Washington Post
“Democrats’ Weak Bench Undermines Hope of Taking Back Senate” by Jennifer Steinhauer for New York Times
“Breitbart Rises from Outlier to Potent Voice in Campaign” by Michael Grynbaum and John Herrman for New York Times
August 29, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying Florida: “Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s Son Rose to the Top Skirting Lobbying Rules, Critics Say” by Francisco Alvarado for FloridaBulldog.org Hawaii: “Just 2 Lobbyists Have Donated $650k to Hawaii Candidates in the Past 10 Years” by Jaelynn Grisso for […]
Lobbying
Florida: “Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s Son Rose to the Top Skirting Lobbying Rules, Critics Say” by Francisco Alvarado for FloridaBulldog.org
Hawaii: “Just 2 Lobbyists Have Donated $650k to Hawaii Candidates in the Past 10 Years” by Jaelynn Grisso for Honolulu Civil Beat
Pennsylvania: “State Not Tracking Lobbying by Marijuana Companies” by Scott Kraus for Allentown Morning Call
Campaign Finance
Arizona: “State Regulator Subpoenas Utility Companies’ Campaign Spending Records” by Howard Fischer (Capitol Media Services) for Arizona Daily Star
Ethics
“Ethicists Scoff at Clinton Foundation Transition Plan” by Katy O’Donnell for Politico
Florida: “Florida Newspaper Kills Story of Local Official Allegedly Seeking Favors from Developer” by Marc Caputo for Politico
Maryland: “Anne Arundel Ethics Commission Executive Director Dies” by Amanda Yeager for Capital Gazette
New York: “Ken Thompson, Brooklyn District Attorney, Is Fined for Misusing Funds on Meals” by J. David Goodman and Alan Feuer for New York Times
Elections
California: “Legislature OKs Selfies at the Ballot Box” by Anshu Siripurapu for Sacramento Bee
Legislative Issues
California: “In California’s Democrat-Dominated Capitol, It’s Senate vs. Assembly” by Alexei Koseff for Sacramento Bee
August 25, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Campaign Finance “Study: Outside groups, secret money far more prominent than ever before” by Robert Maguire for Center for Responsive Politics “Inside the Exclusive Events Helping to Fund Clinton and the Democratic Party” by Matea Gold and John Wagner for […]
Campaign Finance
“Study: Outside groups, secret money far more prominent than ever before” by Robert Maguire for Center for Responsive Politics
“Inside the Exclusive Events Helping to Fund Clinton and the Democratic Party” by Matea Gold and John Wagner for Washington Post
“Donald Trump Is Finally Raising Money. So Why Isn’t He Spending It?” by Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy for Washington Post
Missouri: “Campaign Limits Ballot Question Challenged” by Kurt Erickson for St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Wisconsin: “Ethics Commission Will Be Able to Make Political Donations” by Scott Bauer (Associated Press) for Minneapolis Star Tribune
Ethics
Connecticut: “Questions Raised About State Education Officials’ Roles in Their Children’s Hiring” by Jon Lender for Hartford Courant
New York: “Cuomo Signs Ethics Bill, with Few Cheers” by Chris Bragg in Albany Times Union
Pennsylvania: “Political Operative Gets Probation for Role in Chaka Fattah’s Corruption Case” by Jeff Gammage for Philadelphia Inquirer
Elections
“Federal Appeals Court Says No to Restoring Extra Days of Early Voting in Ohio” by Mark Berman for Washington Post
August 24, 2016 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying New York: “NY State Ethics Watchdog Investigating Nonprofit with Ties to Large Corporate Political Donor” by Larry Kaplan for Nonprofit Quarterly Campaign Finance “Sanders’ New Group Exempt from Campaign Finance Laws” by Jasper Craven for VTDigger.org Florida: “On 2nd […]
Lobbying
New York: “NY State Ethics Watchdog Investigating Nonprofit with Ties to Large Corporate Political Donor” by Larry Kaplan for Nonprofit Quarterly
Campaign Finance
“Sanders’ New Group Exempt from Campaign Finance Laws” by Jasper Craven for VTDigger.org
Florida: “On 2nd Try, Miami-Dade Commissioners Approve Petition Count” by Douglas Hanks for Miami Herald
Ethics
Connecticut: “Malloy Releases Funds Withheld from CT Watchdog Agencies” by Keith Phaneuf for CT Mirror
Indiana: “FBI Looking for Foul Play in Creation of Indiana Vaping Law” by Tony Cook for Indianapolis Star
Elections
“Hillary Clinton’s 15,000 New Emails to Get Timetable for Release” by Mark Lander and Steven Lee Myers for New York Times
“Racism and Talk of Religious War: Trump staff’s online posts” by Jeff Horwitz (Associated Press) for Philadelphia Inquirer
Virginia: “McAuliffe Restores Voting Rights to 13,000 Felons” by Laura Vozzella for Washington Post
Legislative Issues
“Inside the Conservative Push for States to Amend the Constitution” by Michael Wines for New York Times
August 23, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying “Signs Suggest Hillary Clinton May Be More Open to Lobbyists in Her Administration” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post “The Lobbying Law at the Center of Manafort’s Trouble with Ukraine” by Megan Wilson for The Hill Missouri: “Republican Resigns […]
Lobbying
“Signs Suggest Hillary Clinton May Be More Open to Lobbyists in Her Administration” by Catherine Ho for Washington Post
“The Lobbying Law at the Center of Manafort’s Trouble with Ukraine” by Megan Wilson for The Hill
Missouri: “Republican Resigns from Missouri House to Avoid Waiting Period to Lobby” by Jason Hancock for Kansas City Star
Campaign Finance
“FEC to Fight Fake Candidates Like ‘Deez Nuts’” by Mark Hensch for The Hill
California: “Little-Regulated Accounts Offer a Path to Political Clout in Sacramento” by Jessica Calefati and Kaitlyn Landgraf (Bay Area News Group) for Marin Independent Journal
Massachusetts: “Donors Behind Charter Push Keep to the Shadows” by Michael Levenson for Boston Globe
New York: “For 2017 Effect, Time Running Out for Campaign Finance Bills in Limbo” by Samar Khurshid for Gotham Gazette
Ethics
“Foundation Ties Bedevil Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign” by Amy Chozick and Steve Eder for New York Times
“Power Opens Door to Sexual Harassment” by Dave Boucher and Joel Ebert for The Tennessean
Elections
“Trump’s Empire: A maze of debts and opaque ties” by Susanne Craig for New York Times
August 22, 2016 •
Monday News Roundup
Campaign Finance “How One Family’s Deep Pockets Helped Reshape Donald Trump’s Campaign” by Nicholas Confessore for New York Times “Rep. Ami Bera’s Father Sentenced to Prison for Funneling Money to His Son’s Campaigns” by John Myers and Sophia Bollag for […]
Campaign Finance
“How One Family’s Deep Pockets Helped Reshape Donald Trump’s Campaign” by Nicholas Confessore for New York Times
“Rep. Ami Bera’s Father Sentenced to Prison for Funneling Money to His Son’s Campaigns” by John Myers and Sophia Bollag for Los Angeles Times
Florida: “South Florida Politicians Repeatedly Fined for Failing to Disclose Donors on Time” by Alex Daugherty for Miami Herald
Maryland: “Grass Roots Group Eyes Launch of ‘Citizen-Funded’ Campaign System” by Fatimah Waseem for Baltimore Sun
New Jersey: “ELEC Unable to Meet Because of Vacancies” by Briana Vannozzi for NJTV News
Ethics
“No Record That Clinton, Aides Took Required Ethics Training” by Anita Kumar for McClatchy DC
“Ex-Officials Use Court Ruling to Attack Bribery Convictions” by Maryclaire Dale (Associated Press) for Washington Times
Florida: “County Estimate to Search for Nine Days of Correspondence: $22,000” by Douglas Hanks for Miami Herald
Idaho: “Idaho lawmakers Guthrie, Perry Face Investigation Over Alleged Affair” by Kimberlee Kruesi (Associated Press) for Idaho Statesman
New Jersey: “Judge in Newark Blasts U.S. Attorney for Seeking Light Sentences in Corruption Cases” by Salvador Rizzo for Bergen Record
Elections
“Clinton Foundation to Restrict Foreign, Corporate Donations If Hillary Clinton Wins” by Abby Phillip and Rosalind Helderman for Washington Post
“Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Resigns” by Robert Costa, Dan Balz, and Jose DelReal for Washington Post
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