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May 19, 2014  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying “Report: Health lobbying down in first quarter” by Elise Viebeck in The Hill. “President Obama golfed with Bain Capital lobbyist” by Byron Tau in Politico. “Patton Boggs future up for a vote” by Tucker Echols in the Washington Business […]

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The State Elections Enforcement Commission has announced it will no longer enforce the state’s aggregate contribution limit after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC. At its May 14 meeting, the Commission determined the McCutcheon decision called into […]

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Without a single candidate securing a majority of votes in Tuesday’s election, Trenton voters must head to the polls for a second time to elect a mayor. A runoff election is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10. Eric Jackson, the former […]

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In late 2013, the New York City Council passed Local Law 129 of 2013, making many changes to current lobbying law in the city and surrounding boroughs. Many of the new law’s provisions are effective today, May 16, 2014. The […]

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May 16, 2014  •  

News You Can Use Digest – May 16, 2014

  National: GOP Civil War Rages in Senate Primary Battles The Center for Public Integrity – Dave Levinthal | Published: 5/8/2014 Hard-line conservative groups have together spent nearly three dollars attacking Republican candidates for every one dollar spent criticizing Democrats, according […]

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Today U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy announced the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing related to campaign finance next month. On June 3, the full committee will focus on Senate Joint Resolution 19, a constitutional amendment granting Congress and the […]

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The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has declared portions of the state’s campaign finance laws restricting issue advertising unconstitutional. Wisconsin Right to Life Inc. and its state political action committee sued the Government Accountability Board (GAB) to prevent enforcement […]

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Attorney General William Sorrell issued a formal opinion confirming the state’s current contribution limits will remain in effect through the 2014 elections. Early in the legislative session, Vermont enacted Senate Bill 82, repealing the existing campaign finance law upon passage […]

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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill to close “dark money” loopholes used to avoid disclosure of campaign contributors. Senate Bill 27 requires large donations from nonprofits and other multipurpose organizations to be disclosed. The top 10 contributors to state […]

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May 14, 2014  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

  Lobbying “Which foreign countries spent the most to influence U.S. politics?” by Colby Itkowitz in The Washington Post. “Patton Boggs lobbyist jumps to Akin Gump” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Drone lobby takes flight on K Street” […]

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Lobbying “Lobbying on data, cybersecurity has tripled” by Catherine Ho in The Washington Post. “Bitcoin community upset over political lobbying in Washington” by Andrew Moran in Personal Finance. Massachusetts: “For Massachusetts lawmakers, steady lobbying money” by The Associated Press in […]

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A new Utah state law requiring independent expenditure reporting for political spending became effective today. House Bill 39 requires all persons and entities, except political parties, to file independent expenditure reports with Utah’s chief election officer within 30 days after […]

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The Government Accountability Board (GAB) has concluded a recently signed law allowing lobbyists to personally give campaign contributions a couple of months earlier also prohibits them from providing such contributions on behalf of clients at any time. Whether by design […]

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