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February 7, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – February 7, 2025

National/Federal Ethics Pledges by Trump Cabinet Draw Questions and Skepticism DNyuz – Eric Lipton (New York Times) | Published: 2/1/2025 Publicly released letters lay out negotiated agreements between the members of the new administration and federal ethics officials. These letters, and associated […]

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February 6, 2025  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Mississippi: “MS Senate, House Advance Election, Campaign Finance Reforms by Deadline. See What Happened” by Grant McLaughlin (Jackson Clarion Ledger) for MSN National: “Greenland Bans Foreign Political Funding as Trump Seeks Control” by Kelsey Ables (Washington Post) for MSN Elections Wisconsin: “Altered Image […]

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February 5, 2025  •  

Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Maine: “Efforts to Expand Maine Clean Elections Reckon with Currently Inadequate Program Funding” by Emma Davis (Maine Morning Star) for Yahoo News South Dakota: “Dakota First Action, Supporters Attack Bill to Reform ‘Unlimited’ Campaign Loan Loophole” by Dominik Dausch (Sioux Falls Argus […]

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The South Carolina Ethics Commission announced the adjusted spending limits for lobbyist principals on February 3. The limits increased from $70 per day and $560 per calendar year to $75 per day and $600 per calendar year. The limits are […]

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January 31, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – January 31, 2025

National/Federal How Redistricting Helped Republicans Win the House DNyuz – Nick Corasaniti and Michael Wines (New York Times) | Published: 1/26/2025 Competition is an endangered species in legislative elections. A New York Times analysis of the nearly 6,000 congressional and state legislative […]

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January 28, 2025  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Elections Mississippi: “US Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Mississippi Lifetime Ban on Voting by Felons” by Andrew Chung (Reuters) for Yahoo News North Dakota: “Voter Registration, Campaign Finance Reporting Debated by North Dakota Lawmakers” by Mary Steuer (North Dakota Monitor) for Yahoo News Ethics […]

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January 27, 2025  •  

Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Texas: “Texas Lawmakers Race Against Fundraising Blackout to Fill Campaign Coffers” by Karen Brooks Harper and Nolan McCaskill (Dallas Morning News) for MSN Ethics National: “Johnson Aide Discouraged Hutchinson Subpoena Over Concerns About Lawmakers’ ‘Sexual Texts’” by Jacqueline Alemany (Washington Post) for […]

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January 24, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – January 24, 2025

National/Federal Trump’s D.E.I. Order Creates ‘Fear and Confusion’ Among Corporate Leaders DNyuz – Emma Goldberg (New York Times) | Published: 1/23/2025 In his first days in office, with series of sweeping moves, President Trump took aim at diversity efforts. Trump ordered federal […]

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January 23, 2025  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Mississippi: “MS Secretary of State Outlines Campaign Finance Reform Among His Legislative Priorities for 2025” by Pam Dankins (Mississippi Clarion Ledger) for MSN National: “Patagonia’s Ties to Nonprofit Raise Campaign Finance Concerns” by Tony Biasotti (Ventura County Star) for Yahoo News Elections […]

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January 21, 2025  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance California: “Santa Clara County Weighs Raising Campaign Donation Limits” by Brandon Pho (San Jose Spotlight) for MSN Ethics National: “Biden Preemptively Pardons Milley, Fauci, Jan. 6 Panel – and His Family” by Sabrina Rodriguez and Matt Viser (Washington Post) for MSN Illinois: “Regardless […]

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January 20, 2025  •  

Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Elections Georgia: “Giuliani and Georgia Election Workers Reach Settlement in Defamation Case” by Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN Ethics California: “Sheng Thao and Partner Andre Jones Sought More than $300,000 in Bribes, Feds Allege” by Natalie Orenstein and Darwin BondGraham for Oaklandside National: “CNN […]

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January 17, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – January 17, 2025

National/Federal News Outlets Batten Down the Hatches for Trump’s Return DNyuz – David Enrich and Katie Robertson (New York Times) | Published: 1/13/2025 With Donald Trump returning to the White House, media outlets large and small are taking steps to prepare for […]

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January 15, 2025  •  

Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Maine: “Maine Legislature Eyes Campaign Finance Reforms as Courts Weigh Voter-Backed Referenda” by Emma Davis (Maine Morning Star) for Yahoo News Michigan: “Who Funds Michigan Lawmakers? Most Get Cash from PACs, Not Voters They Represent” by Simon Schuster for Bridge Michigan Ethics […]

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The Department of State will hold a public hearing on March 18 to receive public comments on proposed changes to the Gifts Under the Lobby Act rules. The proposed changes are intended to codify two interpretive statements issued in 2024 […]

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