Lobbying

“Is It Time for a Lobbyist Union? Juneau Representative Proposes 2.5 Percent Industry Tax” by Nathaniel Herz for Alaska Dispatch News

“Richard Corcoran: Rick Scott’s ethics proposals not personal” by Jim Rusica for Florida Politics

“Senate Committee Compares House and Senate Bills on Lobbyist Gift Restrictions” by Benjamin Peters for Missouri Times

Ethics

“Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Who Defied Him” by Michael Shear, Mark Landler, Matt Apuzzo, and Eric Lichtblau for New York Times

“Two Applicants Seek to Replace Jon Motl as Commissioner of Political Practices” by Troy Carter for Bozeman Daily Chronicle

“Voters to Decide If Crooked State Pols Lose Pensions” by Matthew Hamilton for Albany Times Union

“In Letter, Justice Again Tries to Address Conflicts of Interest” by Andrew Brown for Charleston Gazette

Legislative Issues

“Don’t Like the Ballot Measure Voters Approved? Just Ignore It, Some Lawmakers Say.” by Alan Greenblatt for Governing

Redistricting

“Court to Wisconsin Republicans: Redraw election maps” by Jason Stein for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Lobbying

“Lobbyists Expect Boom Times under Trump” by Megan Wilson for The Hill

Campaign Finance

“Condos, Donovan Tackle Campaign Finance Together” by Mark Johnson for VTDigger.org

Ethics

“Trump Is Said to Keep James Comey as F.B.I. Director” by Michael Schmidt and Adam Goldman for New York Times

“Lawmakers Admonish Ethics Official Over Tweets About Trump” by Matthew Daley (Associated Press) for Business Insider

Colorado: “Colorado Ethics Commission Tells Aurora Councilwoman to Follow State Ethics Rules Because of Job” by Jon Murray for Denver Post

Kentucky: “Richie Farmer’s Girlfriend Drops Ethics Appeal” by Tom Loftus for Louisville Courier-Journal

Minnesota: “After Shocking Collapse, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton Announces He Has Prostate Cancer” by Samantha Schmidt and Lindsey Bever for Washington Post

South Dakota: “South Dakota Republicans Are About to Get Rid of the State’s First Independent Ethics Commission” by Amber Phillips for Washington Post

Elections

“Angry Democrats Study the Tea Party’s Playbook” by Jonathan Martin for New York Times

Legislative Issues

Massachusetts: “Legislative Leaders Aiming for 40 Percent Pay Hikes” by Frank Phillips for Boston Globe

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Here is our December calendar. If you are attending any of these events, please say hello!

December 6-9   NCSL Capitol Forum, Washington, DC

December 6   SGAC Holiday Reception, Washington DC

December 7   Ohio Holiday Reception, Washington, DC

December 7   WGR Holiday Party, Washington, DC

December 8   DDC Advocacy Holiday Party, Washington, DC

December 11-14   COGEL Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Lobby Comply Blog will return on Monday, November 28, 2016. Enjoy your holiday!

Lobbying

“Lobbyist-Bashing Trump Was Once a Lobbyist” by Ben Schreckinger for Politico

Florida: “Lobbyist Watch: Broward tourism prez Ritter and her lobbyist spouse” by Brittany Wallman for South Florida Sun Sentinel

Campaign Finance

“How Mega-Donors Helped Raise $1 Billion for Hillary Clinton” by Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy for Washington Post

New Mexico: “Official: $1M needed for campaign finance info system” by Morgan Lee (Associated Press) for Albuquerque Journal

Ethics

“Judge Preserves Fattah Bribery Conviction, Overturns Other Parts of June Verdict” by Jeremy Roebuck for Philadelphia Inquirer

California: “California Politician Shows Little Remorse, Gets Prison Time” by Brian Melley (Associated Press) for Sacramento Bee

Illinois: “Cubs Yank World Series Ticket Offer to Chicago Aldermen” by Hal Dardick for Chicago Tribune

Mississippi: “Epps Painted as Aggressor in Miss. Prison Bribery Case” by Jeff Amy (Associated Press) for Hattiesburg American

New York: “Nassau County Executive Is Arrested in Bribery Scheme” by Vivian Yee, William Rashbaum, and Arielle Dollinger for New York Times

Pennsylvania: “Kathleen Kane, Former Pennsylvania Attorney General, Is Sentenced to Prison” by Jon Hurdle and Richard Pérez-Peña for New York Times

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