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As the primaries wind down and the conventions draw closer, there is more and more discussion of the Republican convention being contested. But what is a contested convention? How does the Republican Party handle such an event? And what does […]

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March 21, 2016  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying Illinois: “Cook County Lobbyists Were Paid $2.95 Million to Lobby County Officials in 2015, Most Ever, Report Says” by Carrie Baden for Cook County Report Campaign Finance Montana: “Campaign Violation Backlog Cleared, but Enforcement Needed” by Matt Volz (Associated […]

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March 17, 2016  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Campaign Finance “Even as Political Spending Explodes, Disclosure Remains Hazy” by Mary Spicuzza (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) and Jeremy White (Sacramento Bee) for CTNewsJunkie.com Arizona: “House Panel OKs Significant Changes to Campaign Finance Laws” by Howard Fischer (Capitol Media Services) for […]

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Lobbying California: “California Watchdog Considers Rule Narrowing Secret Lobbying” by Alison Noon (Associated Press) for Los Angeles Daily News Florida: “Broward Commissioners Reject ‘Gift’ from Boys & Girls Club” by Brittany Wallman for South Florida Sun Sentinel New Jersey: “Sweeney’s […]

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March 14, 2016  •  

Monday News Roundup

Campaign Finance “K Street Money Set Looks to Contain Trump Damage” by Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman for Politico California: “Citizens United Is Only 15% of the Political Cash Problem” by Nick Penniman and Wendell Potter for Los Angeles Times […]

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Federal: Ben Carson’s Small-Dollar Donors Could Keep Yielding Big Money Center for Public Integrity – Carrie Levine | Published: 3/3/2016 Ben Carson’s database containing personal information on more than 700,000 donors to his presidential campaign could be a big money-maker if […]

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March 10, 2016  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Lobbying New York: “As Lobbying Money Rises, deBlasio’s Agency Disclosure Pledge Goes Unfufilled” by Laura Nahmias for Capital New York Campaign Finance Arizona: “‘Dark Money’ Rules Eased in AZ Senate Campaign Finance Bill” by Howard Fischer (Capitol Media Services) for […]

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March 9, 2016  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

Lobbying New Mexico: “Transparency Legislation Isn’t Quite as Transparent as Billed” by Sandra Fish for New Mexico In Depth New York: “PR Firms File Suit over ‘Hopelessly Vague’ JCOPE Lobbying Definition” by Bill Mahoney for Capital New York Campaign Finance […]

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National: Meet the ‘Nones,’ the Democratic Party’s Biggest Faith Constituency Washington Post – Michelle Boorstein | Published: 2/29/2016 A large group of Americans reject any label or affiliation to describe their faith. At 23 percent of the population, this left-leaning group […]

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On April 9, 2016, a special primary election will be held for the Louisiana House District 29 seat, which has been left vacant by the death of Rep. Ronnie Edwards on February 24. If no candidate receives a majority of […]

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March 3, 2016  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Lobbying “Lobbyists Could Make a Comeback after Obama” by Megan Wilson for The Hill Michigan: “Michigan Lobbyist Spending Hits Record High in 2015 with Loopholes Galore” by Josh Hakala for Michigan Public Radio Campaign Finance Colorado: “Court: Colorado GOP’s creation […]

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March 2, 2016  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

Lobbying Massachusetts: “Bill Would Have Lobbyists Disclose Clients” by Michael Norton (State House News Service) for The Sentinel & Enterprise Campaign Finance “Jeb Bush’s Ambitions Paid Dividends for GOP Admaker Over the Years” by Matea Gold for Washington Post California: “California’s […]

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March 1, 2016  •  

Super Tuesday in 2016

I always felt Super Tuesday needed a mascot. And, that is my first point of clarification. I am talking about the primary election day…nothing to do with the ESPN television series. We first heard the term in 1984 when Walter […]

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Lobbying California: “Budding Marijuana Lobby Gains Influence at California Capitol” by Taryn Luna for Sacramento Bee Colorado: “Colorado Lobbying Law Offers Murky Picture of Influence on Politics” by Joey Bunch for Denver Post Massachusetts: “Marty Walsh’s Friends with Benefits” by […]

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