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13 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal At the Bedraggled FEC, a Clean Slate of Leaders? [read post]
23 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Cherokee Nation Sending First-Ever Delegate to Congress Newsweek – K Thor Jensen | Published: 8/20/2019 The Cherokee Nation is appointing its first delegate to Congress. [read post]
16 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal At Def Con, Hackers and Lawmakers Came Together to Examine Holes in Election Security Seattle Times – Taylor Telford (Washington Post) | Published: 8/12/2019 Hackers came had come to the DefCon computer security conference for a chance to probe voting machines used in U.S. elections. [read post]
14 Aug 2019, 11:56 am
Philipp Dann & Michael Riegner, The World Bank’s Environmental and Social Safeguards and the evolution of global order Hague International Tribunals: International Court of Justice Vladyslav Lanovoy, The authority of inter-state arbitral awards in the case law of the International Court of Justice International Criminal Courts and Tribunals: International Criminal CourtDaley J. [read post]
26 Jul 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Associate of Michael Flynn Is Found Guilty of Secretly Lobbying for Turkey MSN – Adam Goldman (New York Times) | Published: 7/23/2019 A business associate of the former national security adviser Michael Flynn was convicted of secretly lobbying for Turkey, a victory for the government after the judge considered dismissing the case because prosecutors lacked evidence. [read post]
29 May 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Arkansas: “Political Activist Sues State Over Campaign Giving” by Linda Satter for Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Elections National: “September Debate Rules Could Winnow 2020 Democratic Field” by Michael Scherer for Washington Post Ethics National: “Transportation Secretary Failed to Sever Financial Ties to Construction Company” by Eric Lipton for New York Times National: “Freshman Lashes Out After House Ethics Rules Bar… [read post]
24 May 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Cohen Told Lawmakers Trump Attorney Jay Sekulow Encouraged Him to Falsely Claim Moscow Project Ended in January MSN – Tom Hamburger, Ellen Nakashima, and Karoun Demirjian (Washington Post) | Published: 5/20/2019 Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, told a House panel during closed-door hearings that he had been encouraged by Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow to falsely claim in a 2017 statement to Congress that negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow… [read post]
16 May 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine SputteringMSN – Danny Hakim (New York Times) | Published: 5/14/2019 A review of tax records by The New York Times shows that, to steady its finances, the National Rifle Association (NRA) increasingly relied on cash infusions and other transactions involving its affiliated foundation, at least $206 million worth since 2010. [read post]
8 May 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
” by Michael Price-Sadler for Washington Post Maryland: “UMMS Scandal: Medical system board chairman, two others resign as additional contract revealed” by Luke Broadwater and Kevin Rector for Baltimore Sun Ohio: “Ohio Ethics Commission: Five Cincinnati City Council members can’t vote on texting motion” by Nick Swartsell for Cincinnati City Beat Tennessee: “Tennessee House Speaker’s Chief of Staff Resigns Amid Sexually Explicit Texts… [read post]
14 Mar 2019, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Nevada: RJ Investigation Finds Violations, No Enforcement of County Lobbying DisclosuresLas Vegas Review-Journal – Michael Scott Davidson | Published: 3/9/2019 On hundreds of occasions last year, lobbyists may have failed to disclose communications within five days of meeting with a Clark County commissioner as required by law. [read post]
15 Sep 2017, 6:18 am by Jim Sedor
MassachusettsPro-Charter School Group Pays State’s Largest Campaign Finance PenaltyBoston Globe – Michael Levenson | Published: 9/11/2017 A group that backed last year’s charter school ballot question in Massachusetts paid $426,466 as part of a campaign finance settlement. [read post]
13 Sep 2017, 6:00 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying California: “California May Slow Revolving Door of Legislators Becoming Lobbyists” by Patrick McGreevy for Los Angeles Times Tennessee: “Lobbyists Courted Lawmakers with Free Food, Baseball Tickets at Conferences” by Joel Ebert for The Tennessean Campaign Finance Colorado: “Denver City Council Approves New Rules Requiring Reports of Dark-Money Spending in Elections” by Jon Murray for Denver Post Massachusetts: “Pro-Charter School Group Pays… [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 6:30 am by Jim Sedor
Bill Ketron goes to China” by Joel Ebert for The Tennessean California: Watchdog Panel’s Support for Lifting Some Donation Limits Is Likely Boost to State Senator Facing Recall by Patrick McGreevy for Los Angeles Times New Mexico: Rio Grande Foundation Sues Over Santa Fe Campaign Disclosure Rule by T.S. [read post]
9 Jun 2017, 6:28 am by Jim Sedor
Florida – Someone Raised $200K from Miami Beach Bigwigs, But No One Will Say WhyMiami Herald – Nicholas Nehamas and Joey Flechas | Published: 6/5/2017 Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Grieco says he does not know a thing about a mysterious South Florida group that raised $200,000 from city bigwigs last year. [read post]
5 May 2017, 6:35 am by Joe May
Michael Sullivan, director of the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance, said in a letter to Healey his office had concluded there is “evidence of violations” of campaign finance laws that require political contributions be made in the name of the actual donor. [read post]
4 May 2017, 6:20 am by Jim Sedor
Lobbying “Trump Transition Staffers Head to K Street Despite Lobbying Ban” by Theodoric Meyer and Michael Stratford for Politico “City Pays for Mets Moment, Guided by Firm with Troubled Ties to de Blasio” by J. [read post]
10 Mar 2017, 6:24 am by Jim Sedor
Michael Vaughn on charges he took bribes to support a liquor license bill in the General Assembly and misused his campaign finance account. [read post]
24 Feb 2017, 6:33 am by Jim Sedor
Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts with Russian IntelligenceNew York Times – Michael Schmidt, Mark Mazzetti, and Matt Apuzzo | Published: 2/14/2017 Intercepted calls and phone records show several aides and allies to President Trump’s campaign were in contact with senior Russian intelligence officials. [read post]