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14 Feb 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
This mirrors changes the Republican-controlled Legislature already imposed on those proposing new laws through initiatives. [read post]
7 Feb 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Bolton Book Details Trump Efforts to Deploy Giuliani in Ukraine Courthouse News Service – Tim Ryan, Jack Rodgers, and Adam Klasfeld | Published: 1/31/2020 In his unreleased book, former national security adviser John Bolton says President Trump asked him to help arrange a meeting between Rudy Giuliani and the president of Ukraine at the time Trump sought to have Ukraine announce investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. [read post]
24 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Democrats Plan $50M Campaign to Flip State Legislatures Before Redistricting Politico – Maggie Severns | Published: 1/15/2020 Unprepared Democrats got bulldozed in 2010 by a $30 million Republican campaign to win state Legislatures, and the right to draw political maps that would help them hold power for the next decade. [read post]
17 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Court Debates Using Shell Companies to Mask Political Donations Bloomberg Law – Kenneth Doyle | Published: 1/10/2020 A federal appeals court panel heard arguments over the use of shell companies to hide donations in a case that could affect super PAC disclosure in the 2020 election. [read post]
3 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
That leaves women in many states who are running for the Legislature, statewide positions like attorney general, or local offices to find another way to pay for childcare as they campaign, which often requires night and weekend work. [read post]
6 Dec 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Mysterious ‘-1’ and Other Call Records Show How Giuliani Pressured Ukraine MSN – Sharon LaFraniere and Julian Barnes (New York Times) | Published: 12/3/2019 In the two days before President Trump forced out the American ambassador to Ukraine in April, his personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani was on the phone with the White House more than a dozen times. [read post]
22 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The study explored whether the gridlock that is emerged in Congress is beginning to infect state Legislatures. [read post]
8 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Conspiracy of Hunches: Roger Stone trial set to start this week San Francisco Chronicle – Devlin Barrett, Spencer Hsu, and Manuel Roig-Franzia (Washington Post) | Published: 11/4/2019 Roger Stone is on trial in federal court, where prosecutors plan to dive back into an episode of political chicanery, alleged lies, and conspiratorial texts that parallels the nascent impeachment inquiry into his longtime friend President Trump. [read post]
25 Oct 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal ‘C’est Moi’: Mitt Romney admits to running secret Twitter account under the alias ‘Pierre Delecto’ MSN – Allyson Chiu (Washington Post) | Published: 10/21/2019 For years, Pierre Delecto’s presence on Twitter largely went unnoticed. [read post]
27 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Stevens’ rise to an influential, public role revives some of the questions raised by Legislature’s 2006 corruption scandal, like the allegations by two former oil industry executives who said their company paid him bribes when he was a senator. [read post]
20 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Amazon to Start Voice-Controlled Donations to 2020 Presidential Campaigns Houston Chronicle – Michelle Ye Hee Lee (Washington Post) | Published: 9/18/2019 Starting in October, customers will be able to donate to presidential campaigns through Amazon’s Alexa. [read post]
13 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
If one party makes big gains in state Legislatures, they would have the power to use the decennial reapportionment and redistricting process to substantially alter the partisan makeup of Congress. [read post]
6 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Andrew Yang’s Speaking Fees, Including from JPMorgan, Raise Campaign Finance Questions: Experts ABC News – Armando Garcia | Published: 8/30/2019 Months after announcing his bid for the presidency as a Democrat, Andrew Yang was paid for a number of speaking engagements. [read post]
30 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Barr Books Trump’s Hotel for $30,000 Holiday Party MSN – Jonathan O’Connell and David Fahrenthold (Washington Post) | Published: 8/27/2019 Attorney General William Barr will hold a family holiday party for 200 people at Trump International Hotel in December that is likely to cost $30,000. [read post]
23 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The companies, including Koch Industries, lobbied state Legislatures to effectively outlaw demonstrations near pipelines, chemical plants, and other infrastructure. [read post]
16 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
According to the opinion, the fees airport authorities collect from airlines, concessionaires, and other users of airport property are considered “state, county, or municipal funds” because the Legislature grants the authorities the ability to collect those fees fo [read post]
9 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Campaigns Say They’ll Match Political Contributions. [read post]
2 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Ex-McConnell Staffers Lobbied on Russian-Backed Kentucky Project Politico – Natasha Bertrand and Theodoric Meyer | Published: 7/31/2019 Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have lobbied Congress and the Treasury Department on the development of a new Kentucky aluminum mill backed by the Russian aluminum giant Rusal, according to a new lobbying disclosure. [read post]
7 Jun 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Liberals Rip Democratic Leaders for Writing Drug Pricing Bill in Secret The Hill – Peter Sullivan | Published: 6/6/2019 Progressive House Democrats are growing increasingly frustrated with their party’s leadership, accusing them of writing Democrats’ signature bill to lower prescription drug prices in secret and without their input. [read post]
24 May 2019, 3:01 pm by MOTP
CHAMPIONS OF THE GIST (ANALYSIS) BRING ON A BIG CHILL  ON PRESS FREEDOMS IN TEXAS  Using its power to amend the "common law" the homogeneously Republican Texas Supreme Court has seen fit to exempt an entire industry (the legal profession) from the civil tort system by granting it "attorney immunity", but when it comes to a less captive audience, it's a different matter, even when the rights at issue are of constitutional dimensions. [read post]