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October 5, 2015  •  

NC General Assembly Adjourns

On September 30, the North Carolina General Assembly adjourned its legislative session. Both chambers finished their legislative work shortly after 4 a.m. The Legislature is scheduled to next convene on April 25, 2016. Photo of the North Carolina State Capitol […]

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October 5, 2015  •  

Alaska Special Session to Convene October 24

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker called for a third special legislative session to convene on October 24, 2015. The Legislature will meet in Juneau to consider an act to monetize certain natural gas reserves via a gas reserves tax, as well […]

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Prosecutors charged Attorney General Kathleen Kane with an additional perjury charge for lying to a grand jury about an oath of secrecy she took in 2013. Kane was charged in August with conspiracy and official oppression perjury for leaking secret […]

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Councilman Dan Gilman introduced a bill to rewrite the city’s campaign finance ordinance. The bill would bring the city’s contribution limits in line with the federal limits, prohibit the transfer of funds from one PAC to another above the stated […]

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State Sen. John Schickel filed a federal lawsuit against the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance and the Legislative Ethics Board aimed at eliminating the state’s campaign contribution limits. The suit claims the $1,000 limit to individual candidates and the ban […]

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On September 28, state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced Jane Feldman will be the executive director of the newly created Office of Ethics and Compliance. A bipartisan Assembly committee recommended Feldman after conducting a nationwide search. Heastie said Feldman stood […]

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October 5, 2015  •  

Monday News Roundup

Campaign Finance Mississippi: “Mississippi Campaign Finance Laws Allow Golden Parachute for Politicians” by Steve Wilson for Mississippi Watchdog New Mexico: “AG: Office’s legal counsel off-limits to secretary of state” by Steve Terrell for Santa Fe New Mexican Ethics Alabama: “GOP […]

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October 2, 2015  •  

News You Can Use Digest – October 2, 2015

National: Outside Groups Playing Bigger Role in 2015 State Elections Center for Public Integrity – Liz Essley Whyte and Ashley Balcerzak | Published: 10/1/2015 Independent groups are playing a much larger role in state elections than a year ago, shows a Center for […]

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October 2, 2015  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Lobbying New Mexico: “Lobbyist Contributions Helped GOP Win House In 2014” by Sandra Fish (New Mexico in Depth) for KRWG Texas: “Building Professionals Distraught Over Proposed City Lobbying Changes” by Jack Craver for Austin Monitor Campaign Finance New York: “Carly […]

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September 30, 2015  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

Campaign Finance New York: “Big Donors Seek Larger Roles in Presidential Campaigns” by Ashley Parker for New York Times “FEC Employees: A bedraggled lot” by Dave Levinthal for Center for Public Integrity “Shop on Amazon.com, Help Elect Bernie Sanders?” by […]

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September 29, 2015  •  

Monday News Roundup

Ethics: Massachusetts: “Suffolk Sheriff Fined for ‘Coercive Use’ of His Position” by Michael Norton State House News Service for Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise California: “County Supervisors Appear Ready to Support an Ethics Commission” by Nick Gerda for Voice of OC […]

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Ethics New York: “Amid Federal Probe, Port Authority Adopts New Ethics Rules” Albany Times Union; Associated Press California: “Gun Discounts for LAPD Unit May Have Violated Ethics Rules” by Kate Mather for Los Angeles Times Connecticut: “Amid Questions, Commissioner Won’t […]

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September 25, 2015  •  

North Carolina Primary Dates May Change in 2016

On September 24, the North Carolina Legislature passed a bill changing next year’s presidential and state primary election dates. House Bill 373, submitted to Gov. Pat McCrory today, moves the primary dates up from May 3 to March 15, 2016. […]

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A proposed constitutional amendment has been submitted to appear on the November 2016 ballot. This measure, titled The Voters’ Right to Know Act, would increase campaign finance disclosure requirements and eliminate gifts to public officials from certain entities. The act […]

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