February 25, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying Kentucky: “Drug Company Lobbying Has Doubled In Kentucky in Recent Years” by James McNair for Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Missouri: “Missouri Senate Backs End to Lobbyist-Catered Group Events” by Summer Ballentine (Associated Press) for digitalBURG.com Campaign Finance Arizona: […]
Lobbying
Kentucky: “Drug Company Lobbying Has Doubled In Kentucky in Recent Years” by James McNair for Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting
Missouri: “Missouri Senate Backs End to Lobbyist-Catered Group Events” by Summer Ballentine (Associated Press) for digitalBURG.com
Campaign Finance
Arizona: “Senate Panel Advances Bill to Overhaul Campaign Finance Laws” by Ryan Van Velzer (Associated Press) for Arizona Daily Star
Maine: “After Legislative Raids and Funding Delays, Maine’s Public Campaign-Finance Money Could Run Out” by Steve Mistler for Portland Press Herald
West Virginia: “House Passes Bill to Shine Light on Fundraisers during Legislative Session” by Eric Eyre for Charleston Gazette
Ethics
“How America Became the Love Child of Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump” by Lynn Stuart Parramore for Reuters
California: “Former State Sen. Leland Yee Sentenced to Prison” by Howard Mintz for San Jose Mercury News
Missouri: “Some Question the Limits to Legislating the Missouri Legislature” by Jason Rosenbaum for St. Louis Public Radio
Texas: “Texas Court Drops Criminal Case against Rick Perry” by Manny Fernandez for New York Times
Wisconsin: “Wisconsin GOP Secretary Is 1st Appointee to New Ethics Board” by for Minneapolis Star Tribune; Associated Press
Elections
“Bernie Sanders, as Secular Jew, Leaves Religion in Background” by Joseph Berger for New York Times
Procurement
Florida: “Broward Health Probe Looks at Advertising Contract” by David Fleshler for South Florida Sun Sentinel
February 16, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying Florida: “Lobbying firms pull in cash as year ends” by Jim Saunders in the Tallahassee Democrat Hawaii: “Lobbying Law Proposed For Kauai” by Chad Blair in the Honolulu Civil Beat Idaho: “Bill would make university, state agency lobbyists report […]
Lobbying
Florida: “Lobbying firms pull in cash as year ends” by Jim Saunders in the Tallahassee Democrat
Hawaii: “Lobbying Law Proposed For Kauai” by Chad Blair in the Honolulu Civil Beat
Idaho: “Bill would make university, state agency lobbyists report their spending” by Betsy Russell in the Spokesman Review
New Hampshire: “Political Wrangling Over ‘People’s Pledge’ in New Hampshire” by Simone Pathé in Roll Call
New Mexico: “Campaign finance fix bill triggered by KOB investigation 1 step away from clearing legislature” by Ryan Luby in KOB 4
Ethics
New Mexico: “Ethics commission proposal faces scrutiny in Senate panel” by Dan Boyd in the Albuquerque Journal
Virginia: “Senators vote to undo parts of ethics reform law” by Jim Nolan in the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Elections
“DCCC Names First 16 Candidates to ‘Red to Blue’ Program” by Simone Pathé in Roll Call
Florida: “With Safe Districts Gone, Two Florida Lawmakers Taking Their Time on 2016 Decision” by Eli Yokley in Roll Call
Ohio: “Bill would ban switching political parties in Ohio primary elections” by Robert Higgs in the Plain Dealer
Procurement
Texas: “Some contractors say new Texas disclosure law confusing” by The Associated Press in KXAN
Legislative Issues
Alaska: “Longtime Alaska Lawmaker Max Gruenberg Dies” by Nathaniel Herz in Governing
Arizona: “Arizona lawmakers seek ability to more easily overturn ballot measures” by Howard Fischer in the Daily Courier
February 11, 2016 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying Maine: “Why it’s Hard to Figure out Who’s Influencing Maine Lawmakers” by Darren Fishell for Bangor Daily News Campaign Finance “Bernie Sanders’s Fundraising Prowess Boosts His Post-New Hampshire Efforts” by Matea Gold and John Wagner for Washington Post Ethics […]
Lobbying
Maine: “Why it’s Hard to Figure out Who’s Influencing Maine Lawmakers” by Darren Fishell for Bangor Daily News
Campaign Finance
“Bernie Sanders’s Fundraising Prowess Boosts His Post-New Hampshire Efforts” by Matea Gold and John Wagner for Washington Post
Ethics
Arizona: “Phoenix City Council Advances Ethics Policy after 3 Years of Talks” by Dustin Gardiner for Arizona Republic
Hawaii:”‘Good Government’ Measures Take another Go at Hawaii Lawmakers” by Nathan Eagle for Honolulu Civil Beat
Kentucky: “Bevin’s Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten Watchdog Agencies, Elections” by Nick Storm for cn/2
New Mexico: “New Mexico House Approves Ethics Commission Plan” by Morgan Lee (Associated Press) for Albany Times Union
“Ethics: Former House Speaker Harrell must pay $113,500” by Seanna Adcox (Associated Press) for The Island Packet
Elections
“How a Debate Misstep Sent Marco Rubio Tumbling in New Hampshire” by Jeremy Peters and Michael Barbaro for New York Times
“Fiorina Suspends Republican Presidential Campaign” by Jenna Johnson, Abby Phillip, and Robert Costa for Washington Post
“Chris Christie Plans to Drop out After New Hampshire Flop” by Alexander Burns and Maggie Haberman for New York Times
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