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May 5, 2014  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying “Fewer lobbyists are passing through the revolving door from K Street to Capitol Hill” by Holly Yeager in The Washington Post. “Lobbying industry spending takes a small dip” by Allen Young in the Sacramento Business Journal. “Tech lobbies join […]

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  National: States Are Now Targets of ‘Citizens United’ Politico – Byron Tau | Published: 5/1/2014 General Majority PAC, created last year by U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s chief of staff, Susan McCue, has won legal challenges in New Jersey and Pennsylvania […]

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May 1, 2014  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Lobbying “Under Contract” in The Hill. “Corporations join the party” by Anna Palmer and Tarini Parti in Politico. “Political law firm rebrands with new partners” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. Missouri: “Petition to Ban Lobbyist Gifts Slow to […]

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Lobbying “Obama’s Unlobbyists | K Street Files” by Kate Ackley in Roll Call. “Bottom Line” in The Hill. “Elizabeth Warren Slams ‘Armies’ of Lobbyists in Washington [Video]” by Ayobami Olugbemiga in InTheCapitol. “Women take power as lobbyists” by Megan R. […]

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April 28, 2014  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying “After three-year slump, K Street shows signs of growth” by Catherine Ho in The Washington Post. Kansas: “FBI investigating influence peddling by Brownback confidants” by Steve Kraske in The Kansas City Star. Campaign Finance “FEC Provides New Resources for […]

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  National: General Dynamics to No Longer Contribute to Political Organizations Washington Business Journal – Jill Aitoro | Published: 4/22/2014 General Dynamics announced it will no longer make contributions to political organizations or nonprofit groups that in turn give to campaigns. […]

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County commissioners are pushing for a rewrite of the county ethics code only four years after the strict code was adopted. Commissioners complain Broward’s ethics code is too strict, setting up officials for violations and penalties for something as small […]

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April 23, 2014  •  

Wednesday Government Relations News

Lobbying “Lobbing World” in The Hill. “Cellphone industry picks new lobby chief” by Megan R. Wilson in The Hill. “Ronald Reagan ‘First Flack’ lobbyist Bob Gray dies” in the Washington Business Journal. Campaign Finance “FEC Considers Allowing Bitcoin Donations to […]

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State senators are receiving a refresher in ethics and bills to require tougher ethics rules are advancing following a series of legal cases involving Democratic lawmakers. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg canceled committee hearings Wednesday, April 23 and ordered […]

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Lobbying “K Street bounces back” by Megan R. Wilson and Peter Schroeder in The Hill. Campaign Finance “Justice Stevens Suggests Solution for ‘Giant Step in the Wrong Direction’” by Adam Liptak in The New York Times. “The Bullet Democracy Dodged” […]

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The Board of Commissioners will consider adopting a new county ethics ordinance requiring additional disclosures from county candidates, elected officials, and certain county employees. In 2010, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation mandating local governments to adopt ethics laws at […]

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April 21, 2014  •  

Monday News Roundup

Lobbying “Chamber of Commerce Spends $19 Million on Lobbying in Q1” by Kent Cooper in Roll Call. Arizona: “The Top 5 Phoenix-area lobbying firms for 2014” by Dale Brown in the Phoenix Business Journal. Missouri: “Missouri lawmakers take trips to […]

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  National: G.O.P. Campaign Outreach Tool: Gun sweepstakes New York Times – Jeremy Peters | Published: 4/17/2014 Online gun sweepstakes are one of the fastest growing and most useful tools for campaign outreach in the 2014 Republican primaries. Across the country, […]

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April 17, 2014  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Lobbying “One Democratic congressman escalates the fight over ALEC” by Niraj Chokshi in The Washington Post. Campaign Finance “After a Supreme Court Victory, a New Challenge to Campaign-Finance Limits” by Karen Weise in Bloomberg Businessweek. “A Decade of McCain-Feingold” by […]

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