August 28, 2017 •
Monday’s Government and Ethics News
Lobbying “Trump Rejects Wealthy Friends’ Pleas for Help” by Alex Guillen and Eric Wolff for Politico District of Columbia: “In D.C., Lobbying ‘Swamp; Isn’t Drained So Much as Clogged” by Matt Viser for Boston Globe Iowa: “Special Interest Groups Spend […]
Lobbying
“Trump Rejects Wealthy Friends’ Pleas for Help” by Alex Guillen and Eric Wolff for Politico
District of Columbia: “In D.C., Lobbying ‘Swamp; Isn’t Drained So Much as Clogged” by Matt Viser for Boston Globe
Iowa: “Special Interest Groups Spend Big at Iowa Capitol” by Brianne Pfannenstiel for Des Moines Register
Campaign Finance
New Mexico: “Secretary of State: Public election fund almost gone” by Daniel Chacón for Santa Fe New Mexican
Ethics
“Trump Asked Sessions About Closing Case Against Arpaio, an Ally Since ‘Birtherism’” by Philip Rucker and Ellen Nakashima for Washington Post
“At CIA, a Watchful Eye on Mike Pompeo, the President’s Ardent Ally” by Greg Miller for Washington Post
Georgia: “Ethics Board Proposal ‘Retaliation’ for Falcons Ticket Request, Councilwoman Says” by Nicole Carr for WSB
Illinois: “Jury: Buncich guilty on all counts in sheriff corruption case” by Craig Lyons for Chicago Tribune
Kentucky: “Ethics Group Wants to Know What Led Mnuchin to View Eclipse in Kentucky” by Drew Harwell and Beth Reinhard for Washington Post
Michigan: “Mich. GOP Strategist’s ‘News’ Site Touts Clients” by Jonathan Oosting for Detroit News
Elections
“Service Union Plans Big Push to Turn Midwest Political Tide” by Noam Scheiber for New York Times
May 9, 2017 •
Tuesday’s Government Relations and Ethics News
Lobbying “Trump’s Trade Pick Clears Hurdle, Despite Past Foreign Lobbying” by Fredreka Schouten for USA Today Campaign Finance Connecticut: “GOP Seeks to Gut Public Campaign Funding in Conn.” by Neil Vigdor for Connecticut Post New Mexico: “Toulouse Oliver Proposes New […]
Lobbying
“Trump’s Trade Pick Clears Hurdle, Despite Past Foreign Lobbying” by Fredreka Schouten for USA Today
Campaign Finance
Connecticut: “GOP Seeks to Gut Public Campaign Funding in Conn.” by Neil Vigdor for Connecticut Post
New Mexico: “Toulouse Oliver Proposes New Campaign Spending Rules” by Dan Boyd for Albuquerque Journal
Ethics
“Sally Yates Tells Senators She Warned Trump About Michael Flynn” by Matt Apuzzo and Emmarie Huetteman for New York Times
“Trump Looms as Kushner Companies Courts Investors in China” by Keith Bradsher, Ailin Tang, and Jesse Drucker for New York Times
California: “California Politicians Stole Their Money. Will That Make Them Care About Democracy?” by Alexei Koseff for Sacramento Bee
Florida: “When That Feisty Neighbor Becomes the President” by Michael LaForgia and Steve Eder for New York Times
Illinois: “Ex-Top Aide to Dorothy Brown Indicted on Charges She Lied to Grand Jury” by Jason Meisner for Chicago Tribune
New York: “Murky Definitions for Government Entities Undermines Transparency” by Rachel Silberstein for Gotham Gazette
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