August 28, 2025 •
Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup
Campaign Finance
National: “As Campaign Spending Flows Unchecked, Some States Are Trying to Impose Limits” by Simon Montlake for Christian Science Monitor
Elections
Iowa: “Democrat Wins Iowa Senate Race, Upending Republican Supermajority” by Ken Jeong (Washington Post) for MSN
Ethics
Washington DC: “D.C. Judges and Grand Jurors Push Back on Trump Policing Surge” by Salvador Rizzo and Michael Laris (Washington Post) for MSN
National: “FEMA Employees Put on Leave After Criticizing Trump Administration in Open Letter” by Brianna Sacks (Washington Post) for MSN
Michigan: “Michigan GOP Representative’s Earmark Request Raises Questions on Loopholes in New Ethics Rules” by Ben Solis (Michigan Advance) for Yahoo News
Pennsylvania: “Dauphin County Fired Worker Charged with Computer Crimes, but Keeps Hiring His IT Company Anyway” by Juliette Rihl and Joshua Vaughn (pennlive.com) for MSN
Texas: “Texas Showdown: Legal battle looming over Ten Commandments in schools” by Michelle Boorstein (Washington Post) for MSN
Lobbying
Europe: “Denmark Summons US Envoy After Report of Americans Carrying Out Influence Operations in Greenland” by Associated Press for MSN
Search
State and Federal Communications, Inc. provides research and consulting services for government relations professionals on lobbying laws, procurement lobbying laws, political contribution laws in the United States and Canada. Learn more by visiting stateandfed.com.