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City Council voted November 18 to remove portions of the city’s Campaign Reform Act. Ordinance 14-0926 allows candidates to deposit large contributions before obtaining donor information and to transfer contributions to other candidates. Both practices are currently allowed by the […]

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November 19, 2014  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

Lobbying “Top Spenders on Capitol Hill Pay Billions, Receive Trillions” by Bill Allison and Sarah Harkins for Sunlight Foundation “Gift Ban Legislation to Get Second Chance as Wolf Pushes Own Ethics Reform” by Andrew Staub for Pennsylvania Independent Campaign Finance […]

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a Mississippi campaign finance disclosure law, reversing the district court’s ruling. The case, Justice v. Hosemann, focused on a law requiring persons or groups who spend more than $200 […]

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On Monday, the Akron City Council rules committee voted to wait to make changes to the city’s campaign contribution limits. Council President Gary Moneypenny’s proposal would have increased the limits for mayoral and council candidates by $100. Former Councilman Warner […]

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The ethics panel recently assembled by Gov. Terry McAuliffe has assembled its recommendations for reforming laws covering gifts and conflicts of interest. The panel recommended a $250 gift limit to public officials as well as creating a new ethics review […]

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Lawmakers have prefiled a bill to clarify new ethics laws contained in a constitutional amendment passed by voters on November 4, 2014. The amendment prohibits lobbyist gifts and corporate contributions, but the Ethics Commission needs further legislative authority to enforce […]

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Lobbying “Lobbyist Group to Elect New Leaders” by Megan Wilson for The Hill “Which Lobbyists Interact with Your Lawmakers?” by Justin Hinkley for Lansing State Journal “Patrick Lynch Lobbied Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office for Years but Never Registered” by […]

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November 17, 2014  •  

FINRA Proposed Pay-to-Play Rules

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a private, self-regulatory organization for U.S. securities firms, is proposing pay-to-play rules. According to FINRA Regulatory Notice 14-50, posted on November 14, it is requesting comment on the proposed rules, which would regulate the […]

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A legislative committee has voted to table a draft bill to expand disclosure requirements for political independent expenditure groups. The bill would require a group to report an independent expenditure if it “directly or indirectly” advocated for the election or […]

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The New York City Campaign Finance Board has proposed rules regulating political contributions by text message. The rules set forth the eligibility requirements for public funds matching of text message contributions, the process of record keeping requirements for such contributions, […]

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On November 13, the official election results for American Samoa confirmed Republican Aumua Amata won the congressional race over the incumbent Democrat, Congressman Eni Hunkin Faleomavaega. According to SamoaNews.com, of the 10,246 votes cast, Amata received 4,306 to Faleomavaega’s 3,157 […]

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Gov.-elect Tom Wolf, fresh off of a victorious first campaign for public office, is already taking steps to ensure the ethical conduct of his administration. Wolf is requiring members of his transition team to sign a code of conduct including […]

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The Akron City Council is considering legislation to increase campaign finance limits for mayoral and council candidates. Limits for mayor and at-large council candidates would increase to $750 and the limit for ward council candidates would increase to $500. The […]

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The state Ethics Commission unanimously approved Rebecca Stepto as its next executive director. The decision comes after a six-week search involving 15 candidates. Stepto, the current interim executive director, is the fifth person to hold the position.

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