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February 14, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – February 14, 2025

National/Federal Trump’s New Line of Attack Against the Media Gains Momentum DNyuz – David Enrich (New York Times) | Published: 2/7/2025 Media lawyers scoffed last year when Donald Trump sued two news organizations for producing journalism that, he claimed, violated laws meant […]

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February 13, 2025  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Hawaii: “Hawai’i Executive Indicted for Illegal Campaign Donations” by Blaze Lovell for Honolulu Civil Beat New York: “Report: State campaign finance match program combats megadonor influence” by Jeongyoon Han (WXXI) for WAMC Elections Ohio: “Jim Tressel Nominated as Lieutenant Governor to Gov. Mike […]

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The U.S. District Court permanently enjoined a statute passed by the Minnesota Legislature in 2023 that prevented entities who had a single foreign investor with a 1% interest or an aggregate of foreign investors holding 5% interest from making any […]

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Sometime before August 11, a by-election will be held for the seat of District 9 Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. This by-election will be called because of the resignation of MLA Natalie Jameson, who resigned […]

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February 12, 2025  •  

Massachusetts Special Election Scheduled

The Massachusetts House of Representatives called for a special election to be held on May 13 for District 6. Rep. Jerald Parisella declined to take the oath of office for a new term because he was appointed as an associate […]

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February 12, 2025  •  

Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance California: “California Regulators Allege This Silicon Valley Ex-Lawmaker Violated Campaign Finance Law Dozens of Times” by Yue Stella Yu (CalMatters) for MSN Nevada: “Many Nevada Candidates Are Fined Over Transparency on Campaign Funds. Few Pay in Full.” by Eric Neugeboren for Nevada […]

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Gov. Kim Reynolds called a special election for March 11, 2025, to fill the Iowa House District 100 vacancy caused by the death of Rep. Martin Graber. Before the special election, the state Democratic and Republican parties will convene for district nominating […]

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Gov. DeSantis has called for a special session on February 11 to try again to enact sweeping immigration reform. Following the abrupt ending to the last special session, DeSantis again called on lawmakers to pass an aggressive bill that will […]

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Q. I’m sending informational emails to legislators to educate them about an issue. Do I need to register as a lobbyist? A. In some jurisdictions, yes, you’ll need to register for informational or educational communications to legislative officials. Making this determination […]

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On March 17, a provincial by-election in Quebec will be held in the electoral division of Terrebonne, located in Lanaudière region, for the Quebec National Assembly. The election will be held to fill the vacant seat of former Member of […]

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On February 10, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA is a federal law aimed at preventing the bribery of governmental officials of foreign nations by individuals and […]

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February 11, 2025  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Minnesota: “Judge Blocks Minnesota Campaign Law to Limit Donations from Corporations with Foreign Ownership” by Briana Bierschbach (Minneapolis Star Tribune) for MSN New York: “Mohamed Bahi, Ex-Eric Adams Aide, to Plead Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charges” by Greg Smith for The City […]

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Gov. Mike DeWine will nominate Jim Tressel as the new lieutenant governor of Ohio. Former Lt. Gov. Jon Husted resigned to replace Vice President JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. Tressel was previously the head football coach at The Ohio […]

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February 10, 2025  •  

Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance National: “Trump Tries to Fire Chair of Federal Election Commission. Why She’s Refusing to Leave.” by Joey Garrison (USA Today) for MSN South Dakota: “South Dakota House Restores ‘Loan Loophole’ Bill Back to Original Form, Sends to Governor” by Joshua Haiar (South […]

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