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February 10, 2017  •  

News You Can Use Digest – February 10, 2017

National: Scores of State Lawmakers Took Trips Subsidized by Controversial Turkish Opposition Movement Center for Public Integrity – Liz Essley Whyte | Published: 2/9/2017 Scores of state lawmakers from around the country have accepted trips subsidized by affiliates of a Turkish opposition group, […]

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The Senate unanimously passed a campaign finance bill prohibiting the personal use of campaign funds. Senate Bill 2689, passed with little debate, is nearly identical to a House-Senate conference measure from last year. The House, earlier in this legislative session, […]

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Lobbying “Records Show How Air Force Nominee Skirted Lobbying Restrictions” by Patrick Malone (Center for Public Integrity) for Politico “Nations Turn to Lobbyists Amid Trump Upheaval” by Megan Wilson for The Hill New Mexico: “Strange Bedfellows: How four Capitol couples […]

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Tuesday was the last day for bills in the 2017 session of the Wyoming Legislature to be approved in the house of origin. All bills, with the exception of the budget bill, that have not passed a third reading in […]

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Lawmakers are currently considering a bill to strengthen the state’s ethics laws. Senate Bill 8 would, among other things, prohibit legislators and executive officers from becoming a lobbyist for one year after leaving office; create an ethics commission to, in […]

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February 6, 2017  •  

Monday’s Government Relations and Ethics News

Campaign Finance “Trump Vows to ‘Totally Destroy’ Restrictions on Churches’ Support of Candidates” by John Wagner and Julie Zauzmer for The Washington Post “State Democrats Say Federal Campaign Finance Probe Has Ended” by Susan Haigh (Associated Press) for The Washington […]

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The South Dakota Senate voted 27-8 to approve House Bill 1069, advancing the bill to repeal Initiated Measure 22 to Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s desk. Initiated Measure 22 is the voter approved ethics and campaign finance overhaul that established various lobbying […]

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House Bill 91 was introduced yesterday to require Alaska’s legislative lobbyists to pay a 2.5 percent tax on income earned from lobbying activities. As introduced, the proceeds from the tax would be appropriated to the Alaska Public Offices Commission, which […]

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January 30, 2017  •  

Monday Government Relations and Ethics News

Campaign Finance Texas: “Under New Reality, Austin Council Members Can Raise Funds Year-Round” by Nolan Hicks for Austin American-Statesman Ethics “Report Cites Growing Corruption, Sees Link with Rising Populism” by Andrea Shalal for Reuters “Felony Charges for Journalists Arrested at […]

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Lobbying Florida: “Lee Clerk Wants Audit of County Lobby Logs” by Patricia Borns for The News-Press Pennsylvania: “Governor Fires Head of State Drug and Alcohol Office” by Angela Couloumbis and Karen Langley for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Texas: “Once-Dead Ethics Reforms Could […]

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January 24, 2017  •  

Cuomo Delivers State of New York Address

Gov. Andrew Cuomo tackled several issues at his recent State of the State Address. Cuomo acknowledged the corruption at all levels of government, and proposed plans for a full-time Legislature, term limits for elected officials, an increase to the inspector […]

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A joint committee of the South Dakota Legislature voted Monday to send House Bill 1069 to a full chamber debate in an attempt to repeal Initiated Measure 22. Initiated Measure 22 is the voter approved ethics and campaign finance overhaul […]

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January 23, 2017  •  

Monday Government Relations and Ethics News

Lobbying “Companies Drafting Emergency Plans for Trump Tweets” by Megan Wilson and Melanie Zanona for The Hill Ethics “Intercepted Russian Communications Part of Inquiry into Trump Associates” by Michael Schmidt, Matthew Rosenberg, Adam Goldman, and Matt Apuzzo for The New […]

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January 19, 2017  •  

Thursday Government Relations News Roundup

Lobbying “The Trump Lobbying Purge That Wasn’t” by Maggie Severns and Isaac Arnsdorf for Politico Colorado: “Denver City Council Committee Stalls Vote Again on Ethics Changes” by Jon Murray for Denver Post Massachusetts: “Could Lobbying Rules Have Saved Boston from […]

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