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9 Jul 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The firm’s president, Brian Ballard, was vice chair of Trump’s inaugural committee and was a member of his transition team. [read post]
26 Mar 2019, 6:44 am by Kevin Kaufman
Note: (a) Chicago’s Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) levies a 6 percent rental car tax and the city of Chicago levies a 9 percent personal property lease transaction tax. [read post]
6 Apr 2023, 9:05 pm by Victoria Hawekotte
The approved regulations include a requirement that manufacturers transition to producing vehicles with zero emission technology. [read post]
18 Nov 2016, 7:13 am by Jim Sedor
Florida – Toll Board Lobbyist Accused of Foiling County’s Push for Transit FundsMiami Herald – Douglas Hanks | Published: 11/11/2016 The private lobbyist Miami-Dade County hired to push transit legislation had another client on the issue that paid more: the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority. [read post]
8 May 2010, 11:20 pm by Steven Taber
The airlines say the decision has exceeded the agencies’ regulatory authority and they intend to appeal the ruling to the U.S. [read post]
10 Apr 2015, 7:33 am by Jim Sedor
IllinoisChicago Waiting to See if Runoff Truly Has Humbled Rahm EmanuelNew York Times – Monica Davey | Published: 4/8/2015 Mayor Rahm Emanuel defeated challenger Jesus Garcia on April 7, capturing a second term in Chicago’s first-ever runoff election. [read post]
15 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The authors say this could be established as a voluntary program, similar to how voting machines are certified, with incentives for state and local election officials to use vendors that have completed the process. [read post]
22 Apr 2021, 5:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
In Chicago, for example, car rental customers pay a 5 percent Illinois state car rental tax, a 6 percent excise tax levied by the city’s Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA), and another 9 percent personal property lease transaction tax levied by the city of Chicago.[4] State car rental excise taxes are applied either on an ad valorem basis, where the tax applies to a percentage of the sale price, or as a flat dollar amount. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 6:27 am by Jim Sedor
Illinois – Redflex to Pay $20 Million to Chicago to Settle Lawsuit over Bribery SchemeChicago Tribune – David Kidwell | Published: 2/6/2017 A red-light camera company whose former chief executive pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge will pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit with the city of Chicago. [read post]
16 Dec 2021, 1:50 am by Kevin Kaufman
Illinois Citing budget concerns due to the pandemic, Illinois temporarily changed its treatment of NOLs to be less favorable toward businesses, capping NOL carryforwards at $100,000 for tax years 2021 through 2024. [read post]
3 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities California – New Ethics Rule Would Allow State Judges to Speak Out About Rulings in Campaigns San Diego Union Tribune – Greg Moran | Published: 1/1/2020 Spurred by the successful recall of Santa Clara County judge who sentenced a Stanford University student to six months in jail for a sexual assault, the California Supreme Court is weighing changes to the code of ethics that would allow judges to break a longstanding taboo and speak… [read post]
9 Jan 2009, 7:00 am
Volkswagon-based transfer mandamus order in In re TS Tech USA (Inventive Step) (Hal Wegner) (EDTexweblog.com) (EDTexweblog.com) (Washington State Patent Law Blog) (Patently-O) (Law360) (Patent Prospector) ECJ decides Obelix too famous to be confused with MOBILIX mobile phone service: Les Éditions Albert René Sàrl v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, Orange A/S (Class 46) (IPKat)   Global Global – General Moral rights famous… [read post]
17 Mar 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The revelation contradicts a statement filed by Arizona Corporation Commission member Kevin Thompson in response to an ethics complaint. [read post]
12 Aug 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
They were created to entice donations from individuals rather than corporate PACs. [read post]
10 Jul 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Many more former administration officials have gone to work at lobbying firms or in government affairs roles in corporate America but have not registered as lobbyists. [read post]
6 Mar 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Sanders has vowed to shake up how the influence world does business, with proposals to ban donations from federal lobbyists and corporations and to prohibit the corporate funding of party conventions. [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Barr Accuses Justice Department of Headhunting and Meddling with Politics Washington Post – Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky | Published: 9/16/2020 Attorney General William Barr delivered a scathing critique of his own Justice Department on, insisting on his absolute authority to overrule career staffers, who he said too often injected themselves into politics and went “headhunting” for high-profile targets. [read post]
6 Dec 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Democratic candidates and their progressive allies in the current cycle have put new scrutiny on lobbyists as well as on taking money from other special interest or corporate groups. [read post]