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May 28, 2014  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

Lobbying “Bottom Line” in The Hill. “Big Business’ Summer Agenda | K Street Files” by Kate Ackley in Roll Call. “States and Localities Are Losing Their Influence in Washington” by J. B. Wogan in Governing. Campaign Finance “Campaigns Ignore State […]

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In a May 23 legal advisory to federal designated agency ethics officials, the Office of Government Ethics announced it had raised the widely attended gathering gift exception ceiling for nonsponsor gifts of free attendance from $350 to $375. This revision […]

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The Ethics Commission has issued an opinion for organizations accepting campaign contributions electronically. Advisory Opinion 2014-EC-002 permits organizations to accept electronic donations without requiring the donor to submit personal information if the information is already recorded. The commission issued the […]

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Lobbying “Patton Boggs, Squire Sanders to merge” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Bitcoin gets a lobbyist” by Julian Hattem in The Hill. Illinois: “Retired congressman cashes in as transit lobbyist, consultant” by Chuck Neubauer and Sandy Bergo in […]

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The Board of Supervisors will soon vote on ethics legislation introduced last year by City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Board of Supervisors President David Chiu. Ordinance 130374 would amend the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to expand the definition of […]

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Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court District of Columbia asking that political parties be able to collect unlimited political contributions for independent expenditures. In RNC v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), the […]

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe has vetoed two bills unanimously passed by the legislature designed to restrict his ability to solicit gifts and campaign contributions. The identical bills would have prevented the governor, his campaign committee, and any PAC established on his […]

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May 23, 2014  •  

GAO Issues Report on Debarment Programs

On May 21, the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report describing the steps taken to improve the suspension and debarment programs of some agencies with federal contracts and grants. The report, prepared for the House of Representatives Committee […]

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May 23, 2014  •  

News You Can Use Digest – May 23, 2014

  National: Glass Ceilings in Statehouses in the Northeast New York Times – Jonathan Martin | Published: 5/18/2014 The Democratic Party has yet to elect a female governor in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Massachusetts. Even this year, […]

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May 22, 2014  •  

AZ Governor Calls Special Session

Today Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer called for a special session of the Legislature to convene on May 27. According to Brewer’s press release, the purpose of the special session will be to “overhaul the state’s child safety system” by creating […]

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The day before scheduled adjournment, New Brunswick’s Legislative Assembly approved the Lobbyists’ Registration Act, establishing a lobbyist registry for the province. The Act establishes a registrar of lobbyists and outlines requirements for registration by consultant and in-house lobbyists. The province […]

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Commissioner of Lobbying Karen Shepherd intends to revise the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct following a period of public consultation launched in September 2013. The consultation offered participants the chance to submit suggestions for improvement by writing and by roundtable discussion. […]

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The Government Accountability Board (GAB) voted to allow lobbyists to pass along donations from political action committees and clients to state lawmakers at any point during the year. GAB previously concluded recently signed Senate Bill 655 removed the ability of […]

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May 22, 2014  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Lobbying “Former Rep. Billy Tauzin joins son’s lobby firm” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. Canada: “Lobbyist watchdog to revise conduct code this summer” by Kady O’Malley on CBC News. Campaign Finance “Campaign Finance Reports Put Voters on Notice” […]

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