February 12, 2014 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying
“Lobbying World” in The Hill.
“ʹSoft lobbyingʹ war between sugar, corn syrup shows new tactics in Washington influence” by Tom Hamburger in The Washington Post.
Wisconsin: “$32 Million Spent Lobbying State Legislators in 2013” by Bill Lueders in Urban Milwaukee.
Campaign Finance
Kentucky: “House Speaker Greg Stumbo Files Campaign Finance Legislation” in SurfKY.com.
Massachusetts: “Campaign-finance watchdog wants more disclosures” by the State House News Service in the Sentinel & Enterprise.
Minnesota: “Minnesota campaign finance regulators reinforce firewall” by Brian Bakst (Associated Press) in the Pioneer Press.
Vermont: “VTDigger launches Campaign Finance Database” by Alexei Rubenstein in WCAX TV News.
Ethics
Mississippi: “Mississippi Ethics Commission could be assigned to resolve disputes over public records” by The Associated Press in the Daily Journal.
New Jersey: “ELEC approves Christie campaign request to use funds to pay for subpoena response” by Dustin Racioppi in MyCentralJersey.com.
Virginia: “House passes its ethics reform bill” by Markus Schmidt in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Elections
Arkansas: “Proposal to avoid special election for lieutenant governor advances” by John Lyon and Rob Moritz in Arkansas News.
Colorado: “Colorado elections update nearly complete” by The Associated Press in the Pueblo Chieftain.
Tennessee: “Bill to lower standards for third-party candidates moves to Senate” by Max Smith in The Tennessean.
Congress
“Election mode hits the Capitol” by Alexander Bolton in The Hill.
From the State Legislatures
Colorado: “In 2015, nearly half of Colorado lawmakers will be in new offices” by Lynn Batels in The Denver Post.
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