February 9, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying New York: “Ethics Watchdog Clarifies Expanded Lobbying Definition” by Marie French for Albany Business Review Campaign Finance “O’Malley Campaign Secures Public Cash before Dropping Out” by John Fritze for Baltimore Sun “Campaign Reform Group Calls White House Response to […]
Lobbying
New York: “Ethics Watchdog Clarifies Expanded Lobbying Definition” by Marie French for Albany Business Review
Campaign Finance
“O’Malley Campaign Secures Public Cash before Dropping Out” by John Fritze for Baltimore Sun
“Campaign Reform Group Calls White House Response to Secret Money Petition ‘Offensive’” by Juliet Eilperin for Washington Post
“The Politico 100: Billionaires dominate 2016” by Kenneth Vogel and Isaac Arnsdorf for Politico
Kentucky: “Grand Jury Brings Fresh Scrutiny to Alison Grimes’ Campaigns” by John Cheves for Lexington Herald-Leader
Michigan: “Judge Puts Michigan ‘Gag Order’ Election Law on Hold” by Kathleen Gray and Lori Higgins for Detroit Free Press
Ohio: “Weak Controls Led to Corruption while Boyce Was State Treasurer, Report Says” by Jim Siegel and Randy Ludlow for Columbus Dispatch
Elections
California: “Finding Statewide Office Hard to Attain, Tea Party Stakes Claim to City, County Races” by Phil Willon for Los Angeles Times
Maryland: “Trone Fires Campaign Staffers Who Tried to Plant Themselves with Opponents” by John Fritze for Baltimore Sun
North Carolina: “Federal Court Invalidates Maps of Two NC Congressional Districts” by Anne Blythe, Craig Jarvis, and Jim Morrill for Raleigh News & Observer
November 4, 2015 •
Jennifer Jaketic Joins State and Federal Communications, Inc.
State and Federal Communications, Inc. announces Jennifer Jaketic as a new compliance assistant. She assists in the company’s Corporate Contribution Compliance department, also known as C3, which monitors the rules associated with corporations making political contributions. “I like obliging by […]
State and Federal Communications, Inc. announces Jennifer Jaketic as a new compliance assistant.
She assists in the company’s Corporate Contribution Compliance department, also known as C3, which monitors the rules associated with corporations making political contributions.
“I like obliging by the rules and the ethical considerations of campaign finance,” Jaketic added. ”I enjoy working with numbers and the compliance aspect of it, which is why my position at State and Federal is such a valuable experience.”
“We started vetting contributions for our clients in 2008 and it is a piece of business which has grown. Nola Werren, Esq. from our staff has the experience needed with Jennifer to keep the work in progress for our clients,” said President and CEO Elizabeth Bartz.
Jaketic has more than 12 years of experience in campaign finance. Immediately following graduation from George Washington University with a bachelor’s in political science, Jaketic worked for the Federal Election Commission in its Reports and Analysis division, where she reviewed campaign finance reports of Political Action Committees. Jaketic is currently pursuing a master’s degree in accounting at Cleveland State University.
August 28, 2015 •
Elizabeth Bartz Featured in Crain’s
President and CEO Elizabeth Bartz has been featured in the milestone section of Crain’s Cleveland Business – Akron News. Her dedication and hard work for the past 22 years has established State and Federal Communications, Inc. as the Compliance Standard […]
President and CEO Elizabeth Bartz has been featured in the milestone section of Crain’s Cleveland Business – Akron News.
Her dedication and hard work for the past 22 years has established State and Federal Communications, Inc. as the Compliance Standard in government affairs as it relates to state and federal laws and regulations.
You’ll find the feature article here.
August 20, 2015 •
Thursday News Roundup
Lobbying California: “Lobbying Ordinance to Be Reviewed by Next Board of Supervisors” by Wes Bowers for Stockton Record Florida: “Donald Trump Gets $23,000 Refund from Miami-Dade County” by Douglas Hanks (Associated Press) for Bradenton Herald New York: “Albany Med VP […]
Lobbying
California: “Lobbying Ordinance to Be Reviewed by Next Board of Supervisors” by Wes Bowers for Stockton Record
Florida: “Donald Trump Gets $23,000 Refund from Miami-Dade County” by Douglas Hanks (Associated Press) for Bradenton Herald
New York: “Albany Med VP Walks Ethics Tightrope as Former Cuomo Official” by Chris Bragg for Albany Times Union
Campaign Finance
“Hillary Clinton 2016: Campaign wants donors to pay for their own food, parking” by Kenneth Vogel for Politico
“Legacy Bush Donors Account for Half of Jeb Bush’s Donations” by Julie Bykowicz (Associated Press) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Meet the Presidential Hopeful Who’d Quit after Signing a Single Law” by Tim Dickinson for Rolling Stone
Ethics
Georgia: “Ex-DeKalb Commissioner’s Husband Gets Prison Time for Stealing County Money” by The Staff for Atlanta Business Chronicle
Iowa: “Ex-DHS Consultant Helped Company Win State Medicaid Job” by Jason Clayworth for Des Moines Register
Redistricting
Florida: “Florida Prison Problem Complicates Redistricting” by Jeremy Wallace for Bradenton Herald
July 8, 2011 •
Highlighted Site Of The Week – All The Presidents’ Money
The Net Worth of Every U.S. President
Did you know that 13 Presidents of the United States experienced debt problems? It is very easy to believe that once someone ascends to the post of President of the United States that they will never have to worry about their finances ever again, but this is not always the case. Some presidents-such as John F. Kennedy who was worth the equivalent of a billion dollars today-were born into money, but others like Bill Clinton were born poor and earned a modest income before becoming the leader of America.
This week’s Highlighted Site Of The Week, All The Presidents’ Money, shows both the amount of wealth each U.S. President possessed as well as the public debt that existed at the beginning and end of their presidency, each adjusted for inflation.
On this site you can see how the public debt has fluctuated, beginning at the equivalent of $939.8 million at the birth of America under George Washington, hitting its lowest point of the equivalent of $6.3 million under Andrew Jackson, and consistently creeping upward until it surpassed the equivalent of $1 trillion during WWII, and hitting its current mark of a record $14.1 trillion.
It might come as a surprise to some to see the actual worth of each president as opposed to grouping all U.S. Presidents into the category of wealthy elitists (although many would most certainly fit into that category). Nine presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, were worth less than the equivalent of $1 million. This chart also provides some facts relating to the personal finances of the Presidents such that Herbert Hoover donated his presidential salary to charity and that John Tyler inherited a 1,000 acre tobacco plantation, but eventually died in debt because of the Civil War.
With the current budget and national debt debates going on today, its fun to see how the debt has developed throughout American history.
Everyone have a great weekend!
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