legislative issues Archives - State and Federal Communications

National/Federal The First Rule in Trump’s Washington: Don’t write anything down MSN – Hannah Natanson (Washington Post) | Published: 6/29/2025 Across the Trump administration, a culture of secrecy is overtaking personnel and budget decisions, casual social interactions, and everything in […]

Continue Reading

July 3, 2025  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Florida: “DeSantis Vetoes Bill Aimed at Limiting Corruption in Office” by Lawrence Mower (Tampa Bay Times) for Yahoo News Michigan: “New Ballot Committee Aims to Get More Corporate, Utility Money Out of Michigan Politics” by Arpan Lobo for […]

Continue Reading

National/Federal The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash DNyuz – Shane Goldmacher and Reid Epstein (New York Times) | Published: 6/18/2025 Just months into the tenure of a new party leader, Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s financial […]

Continue Reading

June 26, 2025  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Massachusetts: “GOP’s Mike Kennealy Has Loaned His Campaign Double the Amount Allowed Under State Law” by Chris Van Buskirk (Boston Herald) for MSN Oregon: “Good Government Advocates Blast Lawmakers for Moving to Delay Campaign Finance Limits for Years” […]

Continue Reading

National/Federal Orders to Investigate Columbia Protesters Raised Alarms in Justice Dept. DNyuz – Devlin Barrett (New York Times) | Published: 5/1/2025 A top Trump appointee in the Justice Department ordered an aggressive investigation in the last several months of student protesters at […]

Continue Reading

May 6, 2025  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Ethics National: “Catholic Leaders Recoil from Trump’s Pope Post” by Michelle Boorstein and Anthony Faiola (Washington Post) for MSN National: “Trump Sons’ Deals on Three Continents Directly Benefit the President” by Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany (New York Times) for DNyuz Massachusetts: “Boston City Councilor […]

Continue Reading

April 25, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – April 25, 2025

National/Federal After Harvard, Liberal Donors and Groups Fear New Scrutiny from Trump DNyuz – Theodore Schleifer and Lisa Friedman (New York Times) | Published: 4/17/2025 The close-knit world of liberal donors and the nonprofit groups they support are worried that President Trump […]

Continue Reading

April 22, 2025  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance North Dakota: “North Dakota House Passes Campaign Finance Bill Changing Deadlines, Donor Disclosures” by Grant Coursey (Bismarck Tribune) for Fargo Forum Ethics California: “Another Top Staffer Quits Oakland Public Ethics Commission” by Eli Wolfe (Oaklandside) for MSN Hawaii: “Hawai’i County Moves to Adopt […]

Continue Reading

April 21, 2025  •  

Monday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Ethics California: “Former L.A. Councilmember Kevin de León Faces Ethics Fine for Voting on Issues in Which He Had a Financial Stake” by Ben Poston (Los Angeles Times) for MSN National: “After Harvard, Liberal Donors and Groups Fear New Scrutiny from Trump” by Theodore […]

Continue Reading

April 11, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – April 11, 2025

National/Federal Trump Sidelines Justice Dept. Legal Office, Eroding Another Check on His Power DNyuz – Charlie Savage (New York Times) | Published: 4/4/2025 The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel has traditionally been a powerful guardrail in government. It has issued interpretations […]

Continue Reading

April 10, 2025  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Illinois: “Illinois Senate President Don Harmon Improperly Accepted $4 Million in Campaign Cash, Election Authorities Say” by Addison Wright and Ray Long (Chicago Tribune) for MSN Kansas: “Kansas Governor Signs Bill Doubling Campaign Finance Limits on Legislative Candidates” by Tim Carpenter (Kansas […]

Continue Reading

April 8, 2025  •  

Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Ethics National: “He Said He Would Ban Congressional Stock Trading. Now in Office, He Trades Freely.” by Annie Karni (New York Times) for Scranton Times-Tribune National: “US Appeals Court Blocks Trump from Removing Democrats from Labor Boards” by David Wiessner and Jonathan Stempel for […]

Continue Reading

April 4, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – April 4, 2025

National/Federal Disbanded Anti-Kleptocracy Unit Had Entangled Trump Allies MSN – Peter Whoriskey (Washington Post) | Published: 3/27/2025 For 14 years, a team at the Justice Department investigated foreign kleptocrats, recovering hundreds of millions in cash and valuables that had been […]

Continue Reading

April 3, 2025  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Ethics Washington DC: “Transparency Law Slashed by D.C. Council as Lawmakers Want More Privacy” by Meagan Flynn and Jenny Gathright (Washington Post) for MSN Europe: “From Brussels to Berlin: The rules on transparency and ethics for European lawmakers” by Paula […]

Continue Reading

State and Federal Communications, Inc. provides research and consulting services for government relations professionals on lobbying laws, procurement lobbying laws, political contribution laws in the United States and Canada. Learn more by visiting stateandfed.com.

Sort by Month

1 2 3 57
preload imagepreload image