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“Going forward,” the Federal Election Commission (FEC) will require disclosure requirements for contributions received from limited liability companies (LLCs) be applied to independent expenditure-only political committees (i.e., Super PACs) in the same manner in which they are applied to all […]

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The Seattle City Council unanimously passed two bills banning most political spending by foreign-influenced corporations and clamping down on political advertising. These bills are part of the Clean Campaigns Act, a three-bill package introduced in August of last year. The […]

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The Seattle City Council is considering legislation limiting the ability of Super PACs to spend unlimited amounts of money in Seattle elections. Council Member Lorena González introduced the Clean Campaigns Act to reduce the amount of money Super PACs funnel […]

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On March 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping campaign finance, lobbying, ethics, and election gerrymandering reform bill. Introduced by Rep. John Sarbanes, House Bill 1, the For the People Act of 2019, requires any organization involved in […]

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On February 26, legislation aimed at reforming U.S. campaign finance, lobbying, and ethic laws advanced in committee. The House Administration Committee approved of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, by a party-line vote of six to three. In the […]

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The first piece of legislation introduced into the new U.S. House of Representative was a sweeping 571-page campaign finance bill. Introduced by Rep. John Sarbanes, House Bill 1, the For the People Act, requires any organization involved in political activity […]

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Contributions by federal contractors to federal independent expenditure-only political action committees, also known as super PACs, may violate the federal pay-to-play prohibition. On September 25, 2017, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) entered into a Conciliation Agreement with a federal contractor […]

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Lobbying “Ex-PMO Aide Bruce Carson Fined $50,000 for Illegal Lobbying” by Marco Vigliotti for The Hill Times “Incoming Florida House Speaker Bans ‘Texting While Legislating’” by Mary Ellen Klas for Miami Herald Campaign Finance “Court Challenge Seeks to Outlaw Super […]

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In an end-of-session bipartisan push, the Legislature and governor have come to agreement on ethics reform measures. Their five-point plan includes the following: With more disclosure measures in place, super PACs are now able to give and receive unlimited contributions […]

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has outlined another bill to supplement his ethics reform agenda. If passed, the new bill would create regulations and restrictions for independent expenditure campaigns and improve transparency, with the ultimate goal of preventing candidates from having direct […]

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July 17, 2014  •  

Thursday News Roundup

Lobbying “Who Has Time for Legislating Anyway? | K Street Files” by Kate Ackley in Roll Call. “K Street eyes spending bills to stop Obama” by Megan R. Wilson and Tim Devaney in The Hill. Kentucky: “U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield […]

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down a campaign finance law limiting contributions to super PACs. Sections 14-114(8) and 14-126 of the New York Election Law impose an annual aggregate contribution limit of $150,000 […]

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Bill may also increase filing frequency

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December 21, 2012  •  

News You Can Use Digest – December 21, 2012

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