April 9, 2014 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Lobbying
“Lobbying World” in The Hill.
Hawaii’s SB 2629 Lobbyist Disclosure Bill passes House: “Hawaii lawmakers plow through mountain of bills” by Cathy Bussewitz and Sam Eifling (Associated Press) in The Republic.
Wisconsin: “Dem legislator: Lobbyists don’t bother talking to us anymore” by Jack Craver in The Cap Times.
Campaign Finance
“Bitcoin players knock on Washington doors” by Jennifer Liberto in CNN Money.
“FCC: All Stations Must Post Political Files Starting In July” by John Eggerton in Broadcasting & Cable.
“Hillary Clinton knocks Supreme Court’s campaign finance decisions” by Dan Merica on CNN.
“Do Campaign Finance Violations Warrant Jail Time? | A Question of Ethics” by C. Simon Davidson in Roll Call.
Minnesota: “Minnesota’s limits on campaign donations to be challenged” by Rachel E. Stassen-Berger in the Star Tribune.
Ohio: “House expects vote on Ohio midterm budget bill” by Julie Carr Smyth (Associated Press) on WTRF.com.
Ethics
Delaware: “Lobbyist fees proposed to fund ethics office” by Jonathan Starkey in The News Journal.
Missouri: “Legislators differ on accepting gifts from lobbyists” by Allyssa D. Dudley in the Salem News.
South Carolina: “SC House panel wants to create larger ethics commission” by Andrew Shain in The State.
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