March 4, 2015 •
Wednesday Government Relations News
Campaign Finance
California: “Backers of Prop. 8 Marriage Initiative Lose Disclosure Case” by Bob Egelko for San Francisco Chronicle
Illinois: “As in First Round, No Limits on Fundraising in Mayoral Runoff” by John Byrne for Chicago Tribune
Minnesota: “Minnesota GOP Leaves Unpaid Bills with National Vendors” by Patrick Condon for Minneapolis Star-Tribune
West Virginia: “Senate Continues Discussions on Campaign Finance Bill” by Joel Ebert for Charleston Daily Mail
Ethics
“Petraeus Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor; Likely Won’t Face Prison” by Adam Goldman and Sari Horwitz for Washington Post
“Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules” by Michael Schmidt for New York Times
Alaska: “APOC Wary of Legislature’s Plan to Collect Fees from Third-Party Spending” by Matt Buxton for Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Rhode Island: “Former House Speaker Fox Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Tax Fraud Charges” by Katie Mulvaney, Karen Lee Ziner, and Tom Mooney for Providence Journal
Virginia: “McDonnell Launches Effort to Have Corruption Conviction Thrown Out” by Matt Zapotosky for Washington Post
Elections
“The Real Iowa Kingmaker” by Helena Bottemiller Evich for Politico
Redistricting
Arizona: “Court Skeptical of Arizona Plan for Less-Partisan Congressional Redistricting” by Adam Liptak for New York Times
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