July 11, 2018 •
Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance Ohio: “At Last, Some Answers About Cincinnati Councilman Jeff Pastor’s Campaign Finances” by Sharon Coolidge for Cincinnati Enquirer Elections Wisconsin: “Wisconsin Treasurer Candidate Says He Was Fired from Banking Job After Mounting Campaign” by Molly Beck and Max […]
Campaign Finance
Ohio: “At Last, Some Answers About Cincinnati Councilman Jeff Pastor’s Campaign Finances” by Sharon Coolidge for Cincinnati Enquirer
Elections
Wisconsin: “Wisconsin Treasurer Candidate Says He Was Fired from Banking Job After Mounting Campaign” by Molly Beck and Max Bayer for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ethics
National: “Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s Supreme Court Pick, Has Sided with Broad Views of Presidential Powers” by Ann Marimow for Washington Post
Colorado: “Denver Council Approves Ethics Exemption After Debate Over City-Provided Air Travel, Freebies” by Jon Murray for Denver Post
Delaware: “Connections Severs Ties with Politicians” by Christine Jedra for Wilmington News Journal
Oklahoma: “Scott Pruitt, Fallen E.P.A. Chief, May Rise Again in Oklahoma” by Richard Fausset (New York Times) for MSN
Washington D.C.: “Federal Prosecutors Abruptly Dismiss All 39 Remaining Inauguration Day Rioting Cases” by Keith Alexander (Washington Post) for Los Angeles Times
Lobbying
National: “Giuliani Works for Foreign Clients While Serving as Trump’s Attorney” by Josh Dawsey, Tom Hamburger, and Ashley Parker (Washington Post) for The News-Times
National: “Atypical Lobbying Shop Targets Lawmakers from Poorest Districts” by Kate Ackley for Roll Call
July 10, 2018 •
Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance New York: “Cuomo Campaign Amends ‘All-You-Can-Drink’ Fundraiser Invite” by Casey Seiler for Albany Times Union Oregon: “Portland Campaign Spending Measure Petitions Submitted” by Jim Redden for Portland Tribune Rhode Island: “Bristol Lawmaker Discloses Thousands in Previously Unreported Campaign […]
Campaign Finance
New York: “Cuomo Campaign Amends ‘All-You-Can-Drink’ Fundraiser Invite” by Casey Seiler for Albany Times Union
Oregon: “Portland Campaign Spending Measure Petitions Submitted” by Jim Redden for Portland Tribune
Rhode Island: “Bristol Lawmaker Discloses Thousands in Previously Unreported Campaign Contributions” by Katherine Gregg for Providence Journal
Ethics
National: “From Kellyanne Conway to Stephen Miller, Trump’s Advisers Face Taunts from Hecklers Around D.C.” by Paul Schwartzman and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) for San Jose Mercury News
National: “Some Contractors Housing Migrant Children Are Familiar to Trump’s Inner Circle” by Ben Protess, Manny Fernandez, and Kitty Bennet (New York Times) for MSN
Michigan: “Feds Charge Ousted Troy City Manager with Bribery” by Robert Snell for Detroit News
Lobbying
National: “Government Work Done, Tax Policy Writers Decamp to Lobbying Jobs” by Alan Rappaport (New York Times) for MSN
Florida: “Mayors Push to Strengthen Lobbying Laws in Broward” by Meryl Kornfield for South Florida Sun Sentinel
Missouri: “KC Mayoral Candidate Proposes Limiting Gifts to $5: Ethical Move or Political Ploy?” by Bill Turque for Kansas City Star
July 9, 2018 •
Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Ethics National: “As Tariffs Near, President Trump’s Business Keeps Profiting from Chinese Ties” by Jonathan O’Connell and David Fahrenthold for San Jose Mercury News Arizona: “Corporation Commission Director Resigns Amid Concerns of Conflict with APS” by Ryan Randazzo for Arizona […]
Ethics
National: “As Tariffs Near, President Trump’s Business Keeps Profiting from Chinese Ties” by Jonathan O’Connell and David Fahrenthold for San Jose Mercury News
Arizona: “Corporation Commission Director Resigns Amid Concerns of Conflict with APS” by Ryan Randazzo for Arizona Republic
Illinois: “Federal Judge Orders Illinois to Adopt Ethics Rules for Environmental Regulators” by Michael Hawthorne for Chicago Tribune
Indiana: “Attorney General Curtis Hill Under Investigation Following Calls by Top Indiana Republicans” by Tony Cook and Ryan Martin for Indianapolis Star
South Dakota: “Critics Concerned About Power of Initiative’s Ethics Panel” by the Associated Press for Mitchell Republic
Lobbying
National: “Countries Hosting Trump Businesses Have Added Lobbyists at Rapid Pace Since Inauguration” by Frank Bass for MapLight.org
National: “EPA’s Acting Administrator Has Long Lobbying Record on Issues Before the Agency” by Steven Mufson (Washington Post) for Chicago Tribune
Procurement
Canada: “Construction Magnate Antonio Accurso Sentenced to 4 Years for Fraud, Corruption” by Paul Cherry for Montreal Gazette
July 5, 2018 •
Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance National: Five Years Ago, the FEC’s Top Lawyer Resigned. No Permanent Replacement Has Yet Been Named. By Dave Levinthal and Suhauna Hussein for Center for Public Integrity Missouri: Email Appears to Show Coordination by Greitens Campaign, Office, Dark-Money Nonprofit […]
Campaign Finance
National: Five Years Ago, the FEC’s Top Lawyer Resigned. No Permanent Replacement Has Yet Been Named. By Dave Levinthal and Suhauna Hussein for Center for Public Integrity
Missouri: Email Appears to Show Coordination by Greitens Campaign, Office, Dark-Money Nonprofit by Jason Hancock for Kansas City Star
Elections
Oregon: Black Oregon Legislator Says Campaigning in Own District Triggered 911 Call by Everton Bailey Jr. for Portland Oregonian
Ethics
National: Rep. Jim Jordan Accused of Ignoring Allegations of Sexual Abuse While a Coach at Ohio State by Deirdre Shesgreen and Jessie Balmert for USA Today
National: Pruitt Ally Decides Which of His Records See the Light of Day by Anthony Adragna and Emily Holden for Politico
National: Associated Press May Have Led FBI to Manafort Storage Locker by Josh Gerstein for Politico
New Jersey: New Jersey to Spend $5 Million on Reviving Local Journalism by Michael Symons for WPG Talk Radio
Lobbying
National: K Street Staffs Up for a Democratic Takeover by Theodoric Meyer for Politico
July 3, 2018 •
Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance National: “Campaign Contributions to Top Candidates Raise Questions” by Associated Press for Washington Times Pennsylvania: “Ed Pawlowski Co-Defendant Scott Allinson Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison Sentence” by Peter Hall and Emily Opilo for Allentown Morning […]
Campaign Finance
National: “Campaign Contributions to Top Candidates Raise Questions” by Associated Press for Washington Times
Pennsylvania: “Ed Pawlowski Co-Defendant Scott Allinson Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison Sentence” by Peter Hall and Emily Opilo for Allentown Morning Call
Texas: “Ethics Commission Backs Use of Campaign Money to Pay for Candidates’ Child Care” by Mrk Lisheron for Texas Monitor
Elections
National: “Russian Charged with Manafort Is Key Figure” by Jeff Horwitz and Maria Danilova for Detroit News
Ethics
National: “News Media Paid Melania Trump Thousands for Use of Photos in ‘Positive Stories Only’” by Andrew Lehren, Emily Siegel, and Merritt Enright for NBC News
Kentucky: “Kentucky Broke Law by blocking Poor People’s Campaign from Capitol, Beshear Says” by Jack Brammer for Lexington Herald-Leader
New York: “After Ethics Warning, MTA Chairman Gets O.K. for Outside Jobs in an Email” by Emma Fitzsimmons (New York Times) for WRAL
Lobbying
Ireland: “Watchdog Fears Public Servants Moving into Lobbying Roles Too Easily” by Conor Gallagher for Irish Times
June 28, 2018 •
Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance National: “Kicking and Screaming Toward Senate 2.0” by Kate Ackley for Roll Call Maine: “Maine Ethics Panel Sharply Cuts Payments to Publicly Financed Candidates” by Michael Shepherd for Bangor Daily News Maine: “Major Political Donors Must Disclose Sources […]
Campaign Finance
National: “Kicking and Screaming Toward Senate 2.0” by Kate Ackley for Roll Call
Maine: “Maine Ethics Panel Sharply Cuts Payments to Publicly Financed Candidates” by Michael Shepherd for Bangor Daily News
Maine: “Major Political Donors Must Disclose Sources Under New Maine Law” by The Associated Press for Maine Public Radio
Minnesota: “Meet the Donors Who Give to Both DFL and GOP Candidates in Minnesota” by Peter Callaghan and Greta Kaul for Minnesota Post
Ohio: “Mike DeWine, Richard Cordray Donors Got Big Contracts from Ohio Attorney General’s Office” by James McNair (Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism) for Cincinnati Enquier
Ohio: “Appeals Court Says Ohio’s Rules on Judicial Campaigns Are Constitutional” by Eric Heisig for Cleveland Plain Dealer
Elections
National: “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Democrat who challenged her party’s establishment – and won” by David Weigel for Washington Post
Ethics
New Hampshire: “Hassan Intern Caught on Video Swearing at Trump Won’t Be Fired” by Paul Feely and David Solomon for Manchester Union Leader
Missouri: “Klahr Leaving Ethics for Veterans Commission” by Bob Watson for News Tribune
Oklahoma: “Oklahoma Watchdog Agency Accuses Legislators of Starving It” by Nolan Clay for The Oklahoman
Lobbying
National: “Who Should File as a Foreign Agent Is a Tough One to Figure Out” by Ken Doyle for Bloomberg Government
Redistricting
Virginia: “Court Rules Virginia Legislative Districts Unconstitutional” by Denise Lavoie and Alan Suderman (Associated Press) for Seattle Times
June 27, 2018 •
Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance Maryland: “Baltimore City Council Backs Public Financing of Campaigns” by Luke Broadwater for Baltimore Sun Elections National: “Special Counsel Obtains Trump Ally Erik Prince’s Phones, Computer” by James Gordon Meek for ABC News Ethics National: “The Latest Sign […]
Campaign Finance
Maryland: “Baltimore City Council Backs Public Financing of Campaigns” by Luke Broadwater for Baltimore Sun
Elections
National: “Special Counsel Obtains Trump Ally Erik Prince’s Phones, Computer” by James Gordon Meek for ABC News
Ethics
National: “The Latest Sign of Political Divide: Shaming and shunning public officials” by Mary Jordan (Washington Post) for MSN
National: “Trump Business Dealings Raise ‘Serious Concerns,’ Ethics Office Says” by Jonathan O’Connell (Washington Post) for Denton Chronicle
California: “California Lawmakers Approve Revamp of Sex Misconduct Policy” by Kathleen Ronayne (Associated Press) for Sacramento Bee
Florida: “Opa-locka Fixer Dante Starks Pleads Guilty, May Implicate Top Politicians” by Jay Weaver for Miami Herald
West Virginia: “House Votes to Consider Impeachment of Loughry, Possibly Other Supreme Court Justices” by Chris Dickerson for West Virginia Record
Lobbying
National: “Money-Laundering Charge Against Manafort Advances” by Britain Eakin for Courthouse News Service
National: “New Emails Suggest Scott Pruitt Discussed Hiring a Friend of Lobbyist Landlord” by Lisa Friedman and Hiroko Tabuchi (New York Times) for MSN
Kentucky: “Kentucky Reviewing State Contract after Bribery Trial” by Adam Beam (Associated Press) for Bowling Green Daily News
Redistricting
North Carolina: “Supreme Court Sends NC Partisan Gerrymander Case Back for More Arguments” by Anne Blythe for Raleigh News and Observer
June 26, 2018 •
Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance National: Corporate Political Disclosure Moves Firmly into Mainstream by Brian Croce for Pensions & Investments Ethics National: New Emails Suggest Scott Pruitt Discussed Hiring a Friend of Lobbyist Landlord by Lisa Friedman and Hiroko Tabuchi (New York Times) for […]
Campaign Finance
National: Corporate Political Disclosure Moves Firmly into Mainstream by Brian Croce for Pensions & Investments
Ethics
National: New Emails Suggest Scott Pruitt Discussed Hiring a Friend of Lobbyist Landlord by Lisa Friedman and Hiroko Tabuchi (New York Times) for MSN
Colorado: Ethics Board Asks Councilman to Pull Bill That Could Allow Expensive Gifts Within City by Ben Markus for Colorado Public Radio
Connecticut: Legislative Leader Slipped Amendment into Bill to Help UConn Coach Edsall’s Son Keep Job by Dave Altimari for Hartford Courant
Florida: Ethics Board Member: Report shows top-down ethical ignorance at City Hall by Jeffrey Schweers for Tallahassee Democrat
Missouri: Leader of House Review of Greitens to File Ethics Complaint by Summer Ballentine (Associated Press) for Albany Times Union
Lobbying
National: Opioid Bills Could Net Millions for Companies by Adam Cancryn for Politico
Redistricting
Texas: Supreme Court Upholds Texas Voting Maps That Were Called Discriminatory by Adam Liptak (New York Times) for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 25, 2018 •
Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance National: “Rep. Kaniela Ing Fined $15,000 For Campaign Spending Violations” by Courtney Teague for Roll Call Texas: “City Council Expands Campaign Disclosure Rules, Keeps Contribution Limits” by Iris Dimmick for Rivard Report Ethics National: “Voting Machine Vendor Treated […]
Campaign Finance
National: “Rep. Kaniela Ing Fined $15,000 For Campaign Spending Violations” by Courtney Teague for Roll Call
Texas: “City Council Expands Campaign Disclosure Rules, Keeps Contribution Limits” by Iris Dimmick for Rivard Report
Ethics
National: “Voting Machine Vendor Treated Election Officials to Trips to Vegas, Elsewhere” by Greg Gordon, Amy Renee Leiker (Wichita Eagle), Jamie Self (The State), and Stanley Dunlap (Macon Telegraph) for McClatchy DC
National: “New Pruitt Question: Where are his emails?” by Emily Holden for Politico
National: “National Enquirer Sent Stories About Trump to His Attorney Michael Cohen Before Publication, People Familiar with the Practice Say” by Sarah Ellison (Washington Post) for MSN
Michigan: “‘Shakedown Artist’ Dean Reynolds Guilty in Macomb Corruption Probe” by Christina Hall for Detroit Free Press
South Carolina: “Despite SC Corruption Probe, Ethics Reform Goes Nowhere in Statehouse” by Jamie Lovegrove for The State
June 21, 2018 •
Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance National: “Democrats Dodge Campaign Finance Law” by James Arkin for Politico Colorado: “Colorado Enacts Replacement Campaign Finance Enforcement System” by Andrew Garrahan for National Law Review New Mexico: “Secretary of State Loses Bid for Emergency Funds” by Dan […]
Campaign Finance
National: “Democrats Dodge Campaign Finance Law” by James Arkin for Politico
Colorado: “Colorado Enacts Replacement Campaign Finance Enforcement System” by Andrew Garrahan for National Law Review
New Mexico: “Secretary of State Loses Bid for Emergency Funds” by Dan Boyd for Albuquerque Journal
Ethics
National: “Commerce Secretary Shorted Stock as Negative Coverage Loomed” by Mike McIntire for New York Times
Arkansas: “Arkansas Senate OKs Overhaul of Ethics Rules” by Andrew DeMillo (Associated Press) for The Times-Record
Colorado: “Denver City Council Committee Votes to Allow Expensive Business Class Trips as Gifts” by Ben Markus for Colorado Public Radio
Kentucky: “Kentucky Man Gets 30-Day Sentence in Attack on Senator Rand Paul” by Suzannah Gonzales for Reuters
New York: “Corruption Retrial Begins for Ex-New York Senate Leader, Son” by Associated Press for Tampa Bay Times
Procurement
National: “Korean Firm Tied to Trump Lawyer Got U.S. Contract Despite Corruption Probe” by Shawn Boburg and Aaron Davis for Washington Post
June 19, 2018 •
Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Elections National: “Trump Associate Roger Stone Reveals New Contact with Russian National during 2016 Campaign” by Manuel Roig-Franzia and Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) for Chicago Tribune Ethics National: “Facebook’s New Political Algorithms Increase Tension with Publishers” by Ben Sisario (New […]
Elections
National: “Trump Associate Roger Stone Reveals New Contact with Russian National during 2016 Campaign” by Manuel Roig-Franzia and Rosalind Helderman (Washington Post) for Chicago Tribune
Ethics
National: “Facebook’s New Political Algorithms Increase Tension with Publishers” by Ben Sisario (New York Times) for WRAL
National: “For Pruitt Aides, the Boss’s Personal Life Was Part of the Job” by Eric Lipton, Steve Eder, Lisa Friedman, and Hiroko Tabuchi (New York Times) for WRAL
California: “ACLU Suit Targets Law That Bars Horn Honking at Protests” by Teri Figueroa for San Diego Union Tribune
New York: “SUNY Poly Chief’s Corruption Trial Will Shine Harsh Light on Cuomo Upstate Development Efforts” by Stephen Rex Brown for New York Daily News
South Carolina: “An Unintentional Facebook ‘Like’ Shakes the South Carolina Governor’s Race” by Andy Shain for Charleston Post and Courier
Lobbying
National: “Pence Turns VP’s Office into Gateway for Lobbyists to Influence the Trump Administration” by Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, and Anu Narayanswami (Washington Post) for San Francisco Chronicle
Arkansas: “Legislator-Graft Case Spotlights Arkansas Ethics-Law Flaws” by Doug Thompson for Arkansas Online
Florida: “Skybox Hopping, Connections with Adam Corey Draw Elected Officials into Ethics Report” by Jeffrey Schweers for Tallahassee Democrat
Texas: “Council Approves Changes to Anti-Lobbying Ordinance” by Jack Craver for Austin Monitor
Redistricting
National: “Supreme Court Punts on Two Cases Regarding Partisan Election Districts” by Richard Wolf for USA Today
June 18, 2018 •
Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Elections Maine: Election Reformers Cheer as Maine Again Approves Ranked-Choice Voting by Allegra Kirkland for Talking Points Memo Minnesota: Supreme Court Strikes Down Political Dress Code at Polls in Latest Decision Involving Voting by Richard Wolf for USA Today Ethics […]
Elections
Maine: Election Reformers Cheer as Maine Again Approves Ranked-Choice Voting by Allegra Kirkland for Talking Points Memo
Minnesota: Supreme Court Strikes Down Political Dress Code at Polls in Latest Decision Involving Voting by Richard Wolf for USA Today
Ethics
National: Customs and Border Protection Agent Faces Inquiry After Questioning Reporter About Her Sources by Shane Harris, Matt Zapotosky, and Jack Gillum for Washington Post
California: ACLU Suit Targets Law That Bars Horn Honking at Protests by Teri Figueroa for San Diego Union Tribune
Florida: Skybox Hopping, Connections with Adam Corey Draw Elected Officials Into Ethics Report by Jeffrey Schweers for Tallahassee Democrat
New York: While Putnam Residents Pay Full Fare at Golf Clubhouse, County Executive, Ally Get Breaks by David McKay Wilson for The Journal News
Lobbying
Georgia: Candidate for Georgia Governor Bought Condo from Lobbyist by Kevin Sack for New York Times
June 14, 2018 •
Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance Colorado: “Federal Judge Finds Portions of Colorado’s Campaign Finance Complaint Process Are Unconstitutional in Ruling Likely to Prompt Big Change” by Jesse Paul for Denver Post North Carolina: “Digital Ad Disclosure Bill Squeaks Past Key House Panel” by […]
Campaign Finance
Colorado: “Federal Judge Finds Portions of Colorado’s Campaign Finance Complaint Process Are Unconstitutional in Ruling Likely to Prompt Big Change” by Jesse Paul for Denver Post
North Carolina: “Digital Ad Disclosure Bill Squeaks Past Key House Panel” by Laura Leslie for WRAL
Elections
National: “Republican Voters Embrace Trump-Style Candidates” by Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns (New York Times) for WRAL
California: “Radical Plan to Split California Into Three States Earns Spot on November Ballot” by John Myers for Los Angeles Times
Ethics
National: “EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Tapped Aide, Donors to Help Wife Land Job at Conservative Group” by Juliet Eilperin, Josh Dawsey, Brady Dennis, and Shawn Boburg (Washington Post) for Chicago Tribune
Florida: “Ethics Commission: Fernandez misused position to get FSU tickets, catering discount” by Jeff Burlew for Tallahassee Democrat
New York: “Ex-Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Misusing Superstorm Sandy Funds” by Associated Press for New York Daily News
Lobbying
Canada: “Lobbying Czar Calls for Federal Investment after 10 Years of Stagnant Funding” by Teresa Wright (Canadian Press) for CTV News
Florida: “Lobbyists Face New Requirements at Citizens” by Jim Turner (News Service of Florida) for WPEC
Redistricting
Pennsylvania: “Amendment to State Redistricting Bill May Scuttle” by Liz Navratil, Gillian McGoldrick, and Jonathan Lai for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 13, 2018 •
Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance National: “Web of Elite Russians Met with NRA Execs During 2016 Campaign” by Peter Stone and Greg Gordon for McClatchy DC Massachusetts: “Gov. Charlie Baker’s Campaign Paid for Emails Sent by Mass GOP” by Shira Schoenberg for MassLive.com […]
Campaign Finance
National: “Web of Elite Russians Met with NRA Execs During 2016 Campaign” by Peter Stone and Greg Gordon for McClatchy DC
Massachusetts: “Gov. Charlie Baker’s Campaign Paid for Emails Sent by Mass GOP” by Shira Schoenberg for MassLive.com
Ethics
National: “Judge in Emoluments Case Questions Defense of Trump’s Hotel Profits” by Sharon LaFraniere (New York Times) for WRAL
National: “Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Made at Least $82 Million in Outside Income Last Year While Serving in the White House, Filings Show” by Amy Brittain, Asley Parker, and Anu Narayanswamy (Washington Post) for Chicago Tribune
California: “Second Commissioner Resigns from California’s Political Watchdog Agency” by Taryn Luna for Sacramento Bee
New Jersey: “On Key Votes, School Boards Bypass Conflicts of Interest. Is This in the Public Interest?” by Meghan Grant for Bergen Record
New York: “Sam Hoyt Sexual Harassment Decision Spurs Criticism of NY Ethics Board” by Joe Campbell for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Lobbying
National: “Senators: Convicted Lobbyists Need to Disclose Their Record” by Kate Ackley for Roll Call
National: “This Woman Is an Exceptionally Effective Capitol Hill Lobbyist. She Also Has Down Syndrome.” by Alioson Kline (Washington Post) for Fargo Forum
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