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Lobbying “Lobbying World” in The Hill. “Lobbyists scoff at Wyden’s tax threat” by Bernie Becker in The Hill. Illinois: “Watchdog wants stricter Cook County lobbying rules” by Hal Dardick in the Chicago Tribune. EU: “Brussels defends track record on lobbying […]

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The Ethics Commission’s website is currently inaccessible due to repeated DDOS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks on the commission’s website hosting vendor. The Commission’s electronic filing systems remain accessible here. Status updates regarding the commission’s website are available here.

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The Assembly is now considering a bill passed by the Senate to further restrict gifts to lawmakers. Senate Bill 1443 prohibits all gifts from lobbyists and reduces the value of gifts state officials can receive from a non-lobbyist source to […]

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May 19, 2014  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying “Report: Health lobbying down in first quarter” by Elise Viebeck in The Hill. “President Obama golfed with Bain Capital lobbyist” by Byron Tau in Politico. “Patton Boggs future up for a vote” by Tucker Echols in the Washington Business […]

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  National: GOP Civil War Rages in Senate Primary Battles The Center for Public Integrity – Dave Levinthal | Published: 5/8/2014 Hard-line conservative groups have together spent nearly three dollars attacking Republican candidates for every one dollar spent criticizing Democrats, according […]

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May 14, 2014  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

  Lobbying “Which foreign countries spent the most to influence U.S. politics?” by Colby Itkowitz in The Washington Post. “Patton Boggs lobbyist jumps to Akin Gump” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Drone lobby takes flight on K Street” […]

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Lobbying “Lobbying on data, cybersecurity has tripled” by Catherine Ho in The Washington Post. “Bitcoin community upset over political lobbying in Washington” by Andrew Moran in Personal Finance. Massachusetts: “For Massachusetts lawmakers, steady lobbying money” by The Associated Press in […]

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  Federal: Federal Election Commission Approves Bitcoin Donations to Political Committees Washington Post – Matea Gold | Published: 5/8/2014 The FEC unanimously ruled that political committees could legally accept bitcoin donations. The commission also affirmed that political committees could buy and […]

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May 8, 2014  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Lobbying “Lobbying 101: K Street goes back to school” by Byron Tau in Politico. “Patton Boggs settles with Chevron” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Under Contract” in The Hill. Colorado: “House passes measure to increase lobbyist transparency” by […]

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May 7, 2014  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

Lobbying “Lobbying World” in The Hill. “Lobby cash goes underground in PR boom” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Former Rep. Andrews registers as lobbyist” by Mario Trujillo in The Hill. “Number of Lobbyists That Leave K Street for […]

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Lobbying “Bottom Line” in The Hill. “Ex-lawmaker registers to lobby for Ukrainian businessmen” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Ethics panel won’t move forward on Luis Gutierrez” by John Bresnahan in Politico. Missouri: “Former governor Matt Blunt now a […]

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Gov. Nikki Haley has rejected a proposed compromise on ethics oversight by the House ethics reform panel. The panel unanimously advanced a proposal in House Bill 3945 to create an independent investigative commission. The commission would consist of 12 members […]

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May 5, 2014  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying “Fewer lobbyists are passing through the revolving door from K Street to Capitol Hill” by Holly Yeager in The Washington Post. “Lobbying industry spending takes a small dip” by Allen Young in the Sacramento Business Journal. “Tech lobbies join […]

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  National: States Are Now Targets of ‘Citizens United’ Politico – Byron Tau | Published: 5/1/2014 General Majority PAC, created last year by U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s chief of staff, Susan McCue, has won legal challenges in New Jersey and Pennsylvania […]

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