August 4, 2014 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying “The lobbying industry is back! But don’t expect more action on Capitol Hill” by Philip Bump in The Washington Post. “Ex-congressional staffers cashing in as D.C. lobbyists” by Kimberly Atkins in the Boston Herald. California: “Top California lobbying firms […]
Lobbying
“The lobbying industry is back! But don’t expect more action on Capitol Hill” by Philip Bump in The Washington Post.
“Ex-congressional staffers cashing in as D.C. lobbyists” by Kimberly Atkins in the Boston Herald.
California: “Top California lobbying firms bring in big dollars in 2014” by Laurel Rosenhall in The Sacramento Bee.
Florida: “Former Miami-Dade deputy mayor joins lobbying firm that represented David Beckham” by Patricia Mazzei in the Miami Herald.
Utah: “Utah lobbyists required to wear badges at Capitol” by Michelle Price in The Spectrum.
Campaign Finance
“Poll: Support for Campaign Finance Reform Strong in Key Senate Races” by Denver Nicks in TIME.
“The FEC Deadlocks (Again) on Dark Money” by Daniel I. Weiner in the Brennan Center for Justice Blog.
“Harry Reid sets up vote on campaign finance reform” by Sean Lengell in the Washington Examiner.
“Exclusive: Powerhouse GOP group snared in money scheme” by Alexander Burns in Politico.
California: “Calif. appeals court says Citizens United measure should stay on ballot” by Christopher Cadelago in The Sacramento Bee.
California: “Probe Of Illegal Campaign Contributions To San Diego Politicians Taking Shape” by Amita Sharma in KPBS.
Iowa: “Campaign finance reformers test strategy in Iowa race” by James Q. Lynch in the Sioux City Journal.
Massachusetts: “House passes landmark campaign finance bill” in the Wicked Local Norfolk.
Massachusetts: “State campaign money: Use it or lose it” editorial in The Boston Globe.
Mississippi: “Miss. appeals federal judge’s block of small-group political spending laws; hearing Sept. 3” by Jack Elliott, Jr. (Associated Press) in The Republic.
Rhode Island: “Rhode Island Ethics Commission filings provide insights into finances of candidates for governor” by Jennifer Bogdan in the Providence Journal.
Wisconsin: “Another blow to campaign finance disclosure in Wisconsin?” by Jack Craver in The Capital Times.
Ethics
Indiana: “Officials say no state computer use for politics” by The Associated Press in The State.
Redistricting
Florida: “Florida Legislature to meet Thursday to pass new map” by Gary Fineout in the Florida Times-Union.
Congress
“Five things to know as Congress takes a five-week summer recess” by Alexander Bolton in The Hill.
“Reid: Senate will work weekends in September” by Ramsey Cox in The Hill.
Government Tech and Social Media
“Beyond @Congressedits, Capitol Hill Looks for Entry to Wikipedia” by Miranda Neubauer in TechPresident.
“States Introducing Virtual Currency Regulations” by Brian Heaton in Government Technology.
July 31, 2014 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “K Street’s power duo going global” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Under Contract” in The Hill. Arkansas: “State senator to resign, start work as lobbyist for UA System” by John Lyon in the Arkansas News. Missouri: “In […]
Lobbying
“K Street’s power duo going global” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
“Under Contract” in The Hill.
Arkansas: “State senator to resign, start work as lobbyist for UA System” by John Lyon in the Arkansas News.
Missouri: “In Columbia, Missouri Rep. Wright presses for lobbyist reform” by Cameron Dodd in the Missourian.
Rhode Island: “38 Studios lobbying hearing delayed again” by The Associated Press in WPRI News.
Campaign Finance
“These 5 Lobbyists Gave the Biggest Campaign Donations on K Street This Year” by Tess VandenDolder in InTheCapital.
“Ed Markey lobbyist haul tops on Hill” by Kimberly Atkins in the Boston Herald.
“Why All the Political Money Might Not Mean Much” by Walter Shapiro in the Brennan Center for Justice Blog.
Massachusetts: “Massachusetts lawmakers OK bill requiring timely disclosures by political action committees” by Steve LeBlanc (Associated Press) in The Republic.
Michigan: “Michigan House, Senate races marked by record fundraising, self-funded candidates” by Jonathan Oosting in Michigan Live.
Ethics
New York: “U.S. Attorney Warns Cuomo on Ethics Case” by Susanne Craig, Thomas Kaplan, and William K. Rashbaum in The New York Times.
Congress
“The Calm Before the Pre-Recess Storm” by Bridget Bowman and Colin Diersing in Roll Call.
July 30, 2014 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying “Lobbying World” in The Hill. “Business Bottom Line” in The Hill. “New GOP whip hires retail lobbyist for leadership office” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Lobbyists quietly advise GOP on gay marriage shift” by Megan R. Wilson […]
Lobbying
“Lobbying World” in The Hill.
“Business Bottom Line” in The Hill.
“New GOP whip hires retail lobbyist for leadership office” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
“Lobbyists quietly advise GOP on gay marriage shift” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
Campaign Finance
“The super PAC to end super PACs leaps into New Hampshire and Iowa” by Brian Fung in The Washington Post.
Kentucky: “Kentucky State Rep. Ben Waide Indicted on Campaign Finance Violations” by Jonathan Meador on WKMS.
New York: “De Blasio defends lobbying group’s contributions from firms that do business with the city” by Erin Durkin in the New York Daily News.
Ethics
Florida: “Convicted lobbyist testifies about paying $3,000 bribe to suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi” by Jay Weaver in the Miami Herald.
Illinois: “Ethics panel raps state fair directors for beer ticket freebies” by Dave McKinney in the Chicago Sun-Times.
New York: “Defiant, Cuomo Denies Interfering With Ethics Commission” by Thomas Kaplan and Susanne Craig in The New York Times.
State Legislatures
“Christie calls N.J. Legislature into special session Thursday to act on bail reform” by Matt Friedman in The Star-Ledger.
Government Tech and Social Media
“State and Local Govs Not Ready For Mobile, Survey Says” by Colin Wood in Government Technology.
“C-SPAN limiting access to its online channels” by Julian Hattem in The Hill.
July 28, 2014 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying “Bombshell: Ethics office alleges illegal lobbying” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Lobbying business in state of upheaval” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Wall Street spending $1.5M a day on lobbying, campaigns” by Benjamin Goad in […]
Lobbying
“Bombshell: Ethics office alleges illegal lobbying” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
“Lobbying business in state of upheaval” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
“Wall Street spending $1.5M a day on lobbying, campaigns” by Benjamin Goad in The Hill.
“D.C. lobbying firms see revenue lift in first half of 2014” by Tucker Echols in Washington Business Journal.
“How Facebook Became One of the Biggest Power Players on K Street” by Tess VandenDolder in InTheCapital.
“U.S. lawmakers got cash from Alberta’s Keystone lobbyists” by Laurent Bastien Corbeil and Les Whittington in The Star.
Campaign Finance
“Outside Money Drives a Deluge of Political Ads” by Ashley Parker in The New York Times.
Alaska: “Marijuana legalization backers file campaign finance complaint against opposition group” by Laurel Andrews in the Alaska Dispatch News.
Arizona: “Scottsdale ruling: No campaign violation in mailers” by Beth Duckett in The Republic.
Maine: “Senate president’s PAC faces campaign finance fine” by The Associated Press in the Washington Times.
Massachusetts: “Officials appear to misuse Mass. campaign funds” by David Scharfenberg in The Boston Globe.
Nevada: “Former Nevada lobbyist fights order to report to federal prison amid campaign finance appeal” by The Associated Press in the Daily Journal.
West Virginia: “Election, ethics laws put agencies at odds” in the Charleston Daily Mail.
Ethics
Hawaii: “Disclosures won’t begin until 2015, ethics panel says” by The Associated Press in The Maui News.
Virginia: “Virginia Ex-Governor’s Defense to Rest on State Ethics” by Andrew Zajac and Peter Galuszka in Bloomberg.
Government Tech and Social Media
“Civic Tech and Engagement: Announcing a New Series on What Makes it ʹThickʹ” by Micah L. Sifry in TechPresident.
New York: “NYC Open Data Advocates Focus on Quality And Value Over Quantity” by Miranda Neubauer in TechPresident.
July 23, 2014 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying “Lobbying World” in The Hill. “K Street market dims for Democrats” by Byron Tau in Politico. “Ex-Rep. Howard Berman lobbying for Hollywood” by Julian Hattem in The Hill. “Former WH liaison to Congress joins law firm” by Megan R. […]
Lobbying
“Lobbying World” in The Hill.
“K Street market dims for Democrats” by Byron Tau in Politico.
“Ex-Rep. Howard Berman lobbying for Hollywood” by Julian Hattem in The Hill.
“Former WH liaison to Congress joins law firm” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
Campaign Finance
“Chamber spending tops $40M as election nears” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
Delaware: “Markell signs reform bill all say is a half-loaf” by Jonathan Starkey in The News Journal.
Ethics
Florida: “Ethics, election complaints now a campaign weapon” by Mike Vasilinda on WJXT News.
Hawaii: “One-Third of Hawaii Candidates Missed Financial Disclosure Deadline” by Chad Blair in the Honolulu Civil Beat.
New York: “NY ethics panel blacks out officials’ public service announcements to remove campaign edge” by The Associated Press in the Daily Journal.
New York: “Cuomo’s Office Hobbled State Ethics Inquiries” by Susanne Craig, William K. Rashbaum and Thomas Kaplan in The New York Times.
Pennsylvania: “Ethics agency probes lawmakers” by The Associated Press in The Indiana Gazette.
Elections
“Study: Record-low turnouts seen in some primaries” by The Associated Press in Politico.
Government Tech and Social Media
“When Is a Tweet an Ethics Violation? | A Question of Ethics” by C. Simon Davidson in Roll Call.
“Social Advocacy & Politics: Organize Your Colleagues First” by Alan Rosenblatt in Social Media Today.
“Did the White House Website Violate Its Own Privacy Rules?” by Brendan Sasso in Nextgov.
“House GOP makes digital push” by Daniel Samuelsohn in Politico.
Kentucky: “Kentucky Registry of Election Finance Launches Redesigned Website” press release in The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch.
July 21, 2014 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying “Small K Street shops see business boom” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Lobbyists Of All Kinds Flock To Farm Bill” by Peggy Lowe and Harvest Public Media on KUNC. New York: “Taxpayer money used to pay lobbyists” […]
Lobbying
“Small K Street shops see business boom” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
“Lobbyists Of All Kinds Flock To Farm Bill” by Peggy Lowe and Harvest Public Media on KUNC.
New York: “Taxpayer money used to pay lobbyists” by Joseph Spector on WGRZ News.
New York: “Four lobbying groups can keep donors private” by Joseph Spector in The Journal News.
New York: “New Bitcoin Lobbying, Trade Association Announced” by Paul Vigna in The Wall Street Journal.
Campaign Finance
Alaska: “APOC fines Anchorage Mayor Sullivan for campaign finance law violation” by Devin Kelly in the Alaska Dispatch News.
Orange County, CA: “FPPC role in campaign finance will go to vote” by Jill Cowan in the Daily Pilot.
Florida: “More than $200 million in outside money floods Florida elections since ‘Citizens United’” by Alex Leary in the Tampa Bay Times.
Michigan: “Outside groups influence campaigns” by Todd Spangler in the Lansing State Journal.
New Hampshire: “Can N.H.’s New Campaign Finance Rules Hold Up In Court?” by Brian Wallstin on New Hampshire Public Radio.
Tennessee: “Follow the Money: Hill, Van Huss campaign finances largely from outside PACs” by Gary B. Gray in the Johnson City Press.
Ethics
Pennsylvania: “Pennsylvania’s members of Congress take more free, legal trips” by Hope Yen (Associated Press) in The Sentinel.
South Carolina: “Recent developments show SC government growing less transparent” by Jamie Self in the Rock Hill Herald.
July 17, 2014 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “Who Has Time for Legislating Anyway? | K Street Files” by Kate Ackley in Roll Call. “K Street eyes spending bills to stop Obama” by Megan R. Wilson and Tim Devaney in The Hill. Kentucky: “U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield […]
Lobbying
“Who Has Time for Legislating Anyway? | K Street Files” by Kate Ackley in Roll Call.
“K Street eyes spending bills to stop Obama” by Megan R. Wilson and Tim Devaney in The Hill.
Kentucky: “U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentucky Had Decade-Long Financial Tie To a Lobbyist” on WKMS.
Campaign Finance
“Data Delayed Is Democracy Denied” op-ed by Robert Biersack in The New York Times.
“Big Checks Strengthen Super PACs” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call.
“The massive difference in how Democrats and Republicans raise money” by Philip Bump in The Washington Post.
“Senate hopeful’s donations raise questions on source” by Todd Spangler (Detroit Free Press) in USA Today.
“The Easiest Fix for Dark Money: Disclose Less Often” by Lindsay Mark Lewis in The Atlantic.
California: “Gov. Brown allows advisory ballot measure on Citizens United decision” by Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times.
Kentucky: “Fake KY senate candidate draws attention campaign finance reform” by Lawrence Smith on WDRB.
Missouri: “We Asked Five Questions About Campaign Finance Reports. Here Are The Answers” by Jason Rosenbaum on St. Louis Public Radio.
New Jersey: “Princeton moves to restrict campaign donors” by Nicole Mulvaney in Times of Trenton.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: “Ethics Board to consider stricter campaign finance regulations” by Claudia Vargas in The Inquirer.
Ethics
“Bill proposes ethics classes for Congress” by Al Kamen and Colby Itkowitz in The Washington Post.
Redistricting
“Florida Will Wait Til After November to Redraw Redistricting Map” by Mary Ellen Klas in Governing.
July 16, 2014 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying “Lobbying World” by Megan Ruyle in The Hill. “Big-game hunting on K St.” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. Massachusetts: “Casino Interests Have Spent Over $16.5m on Lobbyists Since 2007” by Sara Morrison in the Boston Globe. Missouri: […]
Lobbying
“Lobbying World” by Megan Ruyle in The Hill.
“Big-game hunting on K St.” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
Massachusetts: “Casino Interests Have Spent Over $16.5m on Lobbyists Since 2007” by Sara Morrison in the Boston Globe.
Missouri: “Does your legislator accept lobbyist gifts?” by Walter Moskop in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
New York: “Lobbying Group Adopts de Blasio’s Agenda” by Kate Taylor in The New York Times.
Campaign Finance
“Republican Governors Association Raises $24 Million” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call.
“Democratic Governors Association Raises $13.8 Million” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call.
“Party Polarization and Campaign Finance” by Thomas E. Mann and Anthony Corrado in the Brookings Institution.
California: “O.C. Voters to Decide if They Want State to Prosecute Violations of Local Campaign Finance Laws” by Penny Arévalo in the Patch.
Ethics
“Chairman: Ethics Committee Can Only ‘Offer Up Advice’” by Matt Fuller in Roll Call.
South Carolina: “SC Ethics Commission to discuss talking to the press” by Jamie Self in The State.
Utah: “Does Utah Have a Bribery Problem?” by Matt Pearce (McClatchy News) in Governing.
State Legislatures
Missouri: “Gov. Jay Nixon vetoes record number of bills” by Alex Stuckey in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Redistricting
Florida: “Florida Lawmakers Won’t Challenge Redistricting Ruling” by Andrew Harris and Christine Sexton in Bloomberg.
Florida: “Legislature agrees to redraw invalid congressional districts — for 2016” by Mary Ellen Klas in the Miami Herald.
Government Tech and Social Media
New York: “In Brooklyn, Testing a Texting Platform That Connects Locals, Representatives & Community Leaders” by Jessica McKenzie in TechPresident.
Pennsylvania: “Pennsylvania Launching Giant Cloud” in Government Technology.
July 15, 2014 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying “Accepting Resumes! AGRP Executive Director Position” from the Association of Government Relations Professionals Blog. “Bottom Line” in The Hill. Rhode Island: “GOP Candidates Wants Tougher Lobbying and Ethics Law in RI” by Mark Curtis on WLNE TV News. Virginia: […]
Lobbying
“Accepting Resumes! AGRP Executive Director Position” from the Association of Government Relations Professionals Blog.
“Bottom Line” in The Hill.
Rhode Island: “GOP Candidates Wants Tougher Lobbying and Ethics Law in RI” by Mark Curtis on WLNE TV News.
Virginia: “Va. hospital group spends $400,000 on lobbying” by Alan Suderman (Associated Press) on WTOP.
Campaign Finance
“House Democrats to unveil campaign finance amendment” by Lauren French in Politico.
“How to Raise $5 Million Online For Campaign Finance Reform: Why MayDay PAC Succeeded” by Ben Winkler in TechPresident.
“DeMint rakes in Heritage cash” by Alexander Bolton in The Hill.
New York: “Rolling updates: NYC Campaign Finance Board filings” by Celeste Katz on NY Daily News.
Ohio: “Ben Suarez asks federal judge to throw out obstruction of justice conviction or grant new trial” by James F. McCarty in The Plain Dealer.
South Carolina: “House Speaker Harrell uses campaign funds to pay Charleston attorneys” by Jeremy Borden in The Post and Courier.
Ethics
“Partisan Activities of Lerner Co-Worker at FEC” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call.
Elections
North Carolina: “NC voters see runoff primaries in 37 counties” by The Associated Press on WSOC TV.
Redistricting
“Interactive: Understanding congressional redistricting” by The Associated Press in the Wisconsin State Journal.
New Jersey: “Top Assembly Republican wants redistricting do-over” by Matt Friedman in The Star Ledger.
Texas: “Texas accused of purposely excluding minorities in redistricting” by Will Weissert (Associated Press) in The Dallas Morning News.
Texas: “The Source: Texas Redistricting Back In San Antonio Federal Court” by Paul Flahive on Texas Public Radio.
July 10, 2014 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying “Under Contract” in The Hill. “13 K Streeters cross the street” by Byron Tau in Politico. “Bitcoin gaining currency on K Street” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. Louisiana: “Louisiana business association reviews legislative session: Four things you […]
Lobbying
“Under Contract” in The Hill.
“13 K Streeters cross the street” by Byron Tau in Politico.
“Bitcoin gaining currency on K Street” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
Louisiana: “Louisiana business association reviews legislative session: Four things you need to know” by Julia O’Donoghue in The Times-Picayune.
Campaign Finance
“Lawrence Lessig on His Super PAC to End Super PACs” by Denver Nicks in TIME.
“Chamber of Commerce Spends $780K for Kingston” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call.
North Carolina: “Political action committees have big impact on campaigns” by Susan Ladd in the News & Record.
Ethics
Hawaii: “New Chair Will Steer Hawaii Ethics Commission Through Disclosure Law” by Nathan Eagle in the Honolulu Civil Beat.
Louisiana: “New Orleans Ex-Mayor Ray Nagin Sentenced to 10 Years” by Cameron McWhirter in The Wall Street Journal.
Congress
“Capitol partially closed due to spill” by Mario Trujillo in The Hill.
Government Tech and Social Media
West Virginia: “W. Va. Proceeds With Massive Computer Overhaul, Employees Struggle With the Switchover” in Government Technology.
July 9, 2014 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying “Lobbying World” in The Hill. “Bono’s One Action Ramps Up Lobbying” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call. Rhode Island: “R.I. lobbyist Rickman discloses he loaned $10,000 in 2009 to ex-House leader Fox” by Katherine Gregg in the Providence Journal. […]
Lobbying
“Lobbying World” in The Hill.
“Bono’s One Action Ramps Up Lobbying” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call.
Rhode Island: “R.I. lobbyist Rickman discloses he loaned $10,000 in 2009 to ex-House leader Fox” by Katherine Gregg in the Providence Journal.
“Bitcoin Foundation Hires Lobbying Firm” by Ryan Tracy in The Wall Street Journal.
Campaign Finance
Maryland: “Republican Larry Hogan to use public funds in fall campaign for governor of Maryland” by John Wagner in The Washington Post.
Ethics
“Did House Travel Disclosure Rules Change? | A Question of Ethics” by C. Simon Davidson in Politico.
Indiana: “Amid ethics probe, top INDOT official seeks job with firm whose contracts he OK’d” by Tony Cook and Ryan Sabalow in The Indianapolis Star.
Missouri: “It’s back: Streetcar ethics complaint refiled” by Austin Alonzo in the Kansas City Business Journal.
Government Tech and Social Media
“Riverside, Calif., Launches Transparency and Engagement Portal, Rethinks Procurement” by Colin Wood in Government Technology.
July 8, 2014 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying “Bottom Line” in The Hill. “A driving force for truckers” by Keith Laing in The Hill. “Squire Patton Boggs bolsters presence in Japan” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Politico Influence: Squire Patton Boggs announces leadership structure” by […]
Lobbying
“Bottom Line” in The Hill.
“A driving force for truckers” by Keith Laing in The Hill.
“Squire Patton Boggs bolsters presence in Japan” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
“Politico Influence: Squire Patton Boggs announces leadership structure” by Byron Tau in Politico.
“Export-Import Bank supporters aim for show of strength in Senate” by Kevin Cirilli and Vicki Needham in The Hill.
Florida: “Tallahassee’s next lobbying gold rush: cannabis” in The Miami Herald.
New York: “NYPIRG: Casino lobbying, spending hits $11 million” by James M. Odato in the Times Union.
Pennsylvania: “Ethics Commission fines lobbyists for failure to file expense reports” by Megan Henney in the Tribune-Review.
Campaign Finance
Arizona: “AG Horne sues to block Clean Elections investigation” by Yvonne Wingett Sanchez in The Republic.
Vermont: “Court backs Vt. campaign finance rules” by Terri Hallenbeck in the Burlington Free Press.
Ethics
“Without ethics enforcement, it’s open season in Washington” by Melanie Sloan in The Hill.
Colorado: “Colorado ethics panel signals support for Gessler GOP seminar trip” by Joey Bunch in The Denver Post.
Indiana: “State ethics watchdog plans to leave office” by Tony Cook in The Indianapolis Star.
Missouri: “Can a candidate raffle off a hot tub? Run bingo?” by Jonathan Shorman in the Springfield News-Leader.
Congress
“The Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game in 3 Minutes (Video)” by JM Rieger in Roll Call.
Government Tech and Social Media
“Why Facebook’s ‘Voter Megaphone’ Is the Real Manipulation to Worry About” by Micah L. Sifry in TechPresident.
July 7, 2014 •
Monday News Roundup
Lobbying “New Bill Relative To Lobbyists and Candidates” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call. “Wall Street braces for gavel hand-off” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Silicon Valley pins hopes on Obama for immigration win” by Julian Hattem in […]
Lobbying
“New Bill Relative To Lobbyists and Candidates” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call.
“Wall Street braces for gavel hand-off” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill.
“Silicon Valley pins hopes on Obama for immigration win” by Julian Hattem in The Hill.
“Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure” in the Daily Beast.
California: “Who pays the most for California government lobbying in Sacramento? Government” by Ben Baeder in the Los Angeles Daily News.
New York: “Binghamton University ranks second among SUNY schools in spending on lobbying” by Steve Reilly in the Press & Sun-Bulletin.
Pennsylvania: “Interest groups’ lobbying tally tops $500M in Pennsylvania” by Melissa Daniels in the Tribune-Review.
Rhode Island: “Schilling summoned to testify on his alleged lobbying for 38 Studios” by Katherine Gregg in the Providence Journal.
Vermont: “Revolving door: Ramos shifts from senate to lobbying job” by Anne Galloway in VTDigger.
Campaign Finance
“FEC Provides Reminder and Resources for Upcoming Deadline” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call.
“Hobby Lobby Ruling Fuels Amendment Push” by Eliza Newlin Carney in Roll Call.
“Law prof’s super PAC reaches fundraising goal; aim is new campaign-finance system” by Debra Cassens Weiss in ABA Journal.
Arizona: “Most AZ legislative candidates decline public funds” by Becky Pallack in the Arizona Daily Star.
California: “Activists for tougher campaign finance laws arrested at Capitol” by Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times.
Connecticut: “Despite limits, money finds its way to campaigns” by Ken Dixon in Greenwich Time.
Massachusetts: “House quietly approved amendment to help state GOP” by Frank Phillips in The Boston Globe.
New Hampshire: “‘NH Rebellion’ walks for campaign finance overhaul” by The Associated Press in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Ethics
“Ethics Chairman Says Panel Will Reverse Decision on Travel Disclosures” by Matt Fuller in Roll Call.
California: “Support wanes in Sacramento for tough ethics reform following scandal” by Jessica Calefati in the San Jose Mercury News.
Elections
“2014 Senate rankings: Map favors GOP” by James Hohmann in Politico.
State Legislatures
“Where are women winning? In state legislatures.” by Aaron Blake in The Washington Post.
Government Tech and Social Media
Pennsylvania: “Philadelphia Hires New Chief Data Officer” in Government Technology.
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