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August 4, 2017  •  

Maine Adjourns Sine Die

The first regular session of the 128th Legislature adjourned sine die on August 2, 2017. Lawmakers increased the age for purchasing cigarettes to 21 and overrode Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill increasing access to opioid addiction services. The […]

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A panel of three federal judges ordered North Carolina lawmakers to draw new maps to eliminate racially gerrymandered districts by September 1, 2017. The judges also rejected a request for special elections to be held in March 2018 for redrawn […]

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August 4, 2017  •  

News You Can Use Digest – August 4, 2017

      National: Need a Job? Bob Brady and the Art of the Political Buyout Philadelphia Inquirer – Andrew Seidman and Jeremy Roebuck | Published: 7/30/2017 Prosecutors’ allegations that U.S. Rep. Robert Brady’s 2012 campaign paid a challenger $90,000 to drop out […]

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Lobbying “Trump Loyalist Mixes Businesses and Access at ‘Advisory’ Firm” by Nicholas Confessore and Kenneth Vogel for New York Times “Spending Surges in Lobbying’s Top 50” by Megan Wilson for The Hill Campaign Finance Florida: “Maddox Says ‘Clerical Error’ Led […]

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On July 31, a bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate to strengthen the federal lobbying laws concerning the representation of foreign interests. Senate Bill 1679, the Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act, introduced by Sens. Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, […]

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Lobbying “Democrats Introduce Bill to Strengthen Foreign Agents Law” by Kenneth Doyle for Bloomberg BNA “Lobbying After Congress Declines in Popularity” by Kyle Stewart and Griffin Connolly for Roll Call “In Trump Era, Lobbyists Boldly Take Credit for Writing a […]

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Wisconsin lawmakers are scheduled to convene this morning specifically to consider and act upon legislation to bring Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturing services provider, to the state. Though the legislature is still in regular session, Gov. Walker called a […]

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Lobbying California: “Anaheim City Council Passes County’s Toughest Restrictions on Lobbying” by Thy Vo for Voice of OC Campaign Finance “Secret Donations Are Helping to Boost President Trump’s Agenda, Fights with Investigators” by Fredreka Schouten for USA Today Michigan: “Big […]

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Today, MPP Glen R. Murray of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario announced his resignation from the Legislative Assembly and as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change effective September 1, 2017. Murray is leaving to work as the executive director […]

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The General Assembly will convene a special session today, July 31, 2017, to vote on an over-due budget proposal. Lawmakers failed to pass a budget during this year’s regular session and are one month past the deadline for a new […]

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On July 28, Rep. David E. Price introduced a 252-page bill which would reform campaign finance laws, amend the current federal lobbying laws, and address integrity and transparency problems in the Executive Branch. House Resolution 3537, We the People Act […]

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Campaign Finance “Roots, Bark and a Burger: Tennessee Sen. Bill Ketron goes to China” by Joel Ebert for The Tennessean California: Watchdog Panel’s Support for Lifting Some Donation Limits Is Likely Boost to State Senator Facing Recall by Patrick McGreevy […]

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On July 27, a bill was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives to prevent the firing of a director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) without cause. House Resolution 3462, The Office of Government Ethics Independence Act, […]

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