July 5, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying “The Lobbying Reform That Enriched Congress” by Isaac Arnsdorf for Politico Arizona: “Arizona Governor Fires State’s Contract Lobbyists” by Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for Arizona Republic Missouri: “Aldermen Vote Down Measure Banning Lobbyists on the Floor” by Rachel Lippmann for […]
Lobbying
“The Lobbying Reform That Enriched Congress” by Isaac Arnsdorf for Politico
Arizona: “Arizona Governor Fires State’s Contract Lobbyists” by Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for Arizona Republic
Missouri: “Aldermen Vote Down Measure Banning Lobbyists on the Floor” by Rachel Lippmann for St. Louis Public Radio
Campaign Finance
“‘Feel Bern’ PAC Comes Under Scrutiny” by Megan Wilson for The Hill
Arizona: “Drive to Expand Public Campaign Financing Fizzles” by Mary Jo Pitzl for Arizona Republic
Georgia: “Atlanta City Councilman Faces Hundreds of Campaign Finance Allegations” by Maggie Lee for Creative Loafing
Ethics
Hawaii: “ACLU Lawyer to Be State Ethics Chief” by Rui Kaneya for Honolulu Civil Beat
New York: “Operative Tied to Cuomo Is Accused of Bribing Judge to Get Favorable Rulings” by Vivian Yee for New York Times
May 19, 2016 •
Arizona Governor Signs More Campaign Finance Legislation
On May 18, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed campaign finance legislation advancing the effective date of implementation of some of the changes to June of this year. House bills 2296 and 2297 complement Senate Bill 1516, another campaign finance bill […]
On May 18, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed campaign finance legislation advancing the effective date of implementation of some of the changes to June of this year. House bills 2296 and 2297 complement Senate Bill 1516, another campaign finance bill signed into law in March. The legislation also includes criminal penalties left out of the earlier Senate bill.
The package of legislation is controversial among many because of the relaxation of disclosure by some entities involved in political activity.
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