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9 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal ‘A Complete Ripoff’: Campaign finance experts puzzled and stunned by Trump camp’s reported ‘money bomb’ ploy MSN – Grace Panetta (Business Insider) | Published: 4/6/2021 Some donors who gave a few hundred dollars to former President Trump’s reelection campaign were shocked to see thousands drained from their accounts. [read post]
12 Jun 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Amid Pandemic and Upheaval, New Cyber Risks to the Presidential Election MSN – David Sanger, Nicole Perlroth, and Matthew Rosenberg (New York Times) | Published: 6/7/2020 The rush to accommodate remote voting is leading a small number of states to experiment with or expand online voting, an approach the Department of Homeland Security deemed “high risk” in a recent report. [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Among the complicating factors are the uncertain nature of the professional basketball season – the arena hosting the convention is home to the Milwaukee Bucks, a top NBA team likely to play deep into the playoffs if the league’s season were to restart – and how the party’s delegates will be selected. [read post]
22 Dec 2008, 10:30 pm
Mukasey, Attorney General Motion to affirm filed by appellees Intervenor-Appellees Texas State Conference of NAACP, et al. [read post]
26 May 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
In March, after the group had already made significant inroads in Legislatures with its model bill, lobbyists, and hearing witnesses, it incorporated Do No Harm Action as a separate nonprofit with a tax status that allows for more lobbying, From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Groups Settle Arizona Lawsuit Over Voter Intimidation at Ballot Boxes MSN – Daniel Gilbert (Washington Post) | Published: 5/21/2023 An Arizona group that monitored ballot drop boxes… [read post]
22 Jul 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alabama – Secretary of State: Federal groups supporting Alabama candidates must register with state Yahoo – Brian Lyman (Montgomery Advertiser) | Published: 7/19/2022 The Alabama secretary of state’s office said federal organizations contributing to state campaigns will have to file campaign finance reports with the state. [read post]
28 Jul 2015, 1:34 pm by Anthony B. Cavender
The Court will not hear an appeal of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision which reversed the lower court’s ruling that the State of Texas had violated the Endangered Species Act in its administration of the state water permitting program which allegedly denied adequate amounts of fresh water at the Aransas, Texas Whooping Crane preserve. [read post]
5 Aug 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Guy Reffitt, a recruiter for the right-wing Three Percenters movement in Texas, was convicted of five felony offenses, including obstruction of Congress as it met to certify the 2020 election result, interfering with police, and carrying a firearm to a riot, and threatening his teenage son, who turned him in to the FBI. [read post]
12 Jan 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Alaska Ranked Choice Voting Opponents Fined Over $94K for Campaign Ethics Violations Anchorage Daily News – Iris Samuels | Published: 1/4/2024 Supporters of an effort to repeal the state’s ranked choice voting system were fined more than $94,000 after the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) found campaign finance violations. [read post]
17 Jul 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal America’s Governors Get Tested for a Virus That Is Testing Them New York Times – Manny Fernandez, Rick Rojas, Shawn Huber, and Mike Baker | Published: 7/13/2020 Governors have always been judged on their disaster responses, but the coronavirus wreaking havoc across the country these days does not recede like floodwaters and cannot be tamed by calling out the National Guard. [read post]
9 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
” From the States and Municipalities Alaska – An Initiative Proposes to Overhaul Alaska’s Elections. [read post]
22 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Ninth Circuit Denies Injunction to Block Disclosure Rules for Alaska Elections Courthouse News Service – Alanna Mayham | Published: 3/15/2024 A voter-backed measure to enforce campaign finance disclosures in Alaska prevailed [read post]
A Microsoft engineer developed the app for free based on an app he had previously designed, BisonTracker, which allows North Dakota State University football fans to track each other on their annual trek to Texas for the national championship. [read post]
13 Sep 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Under the proposed rules, certain tax-exempt groups – including groups such as the National Rifle Association, as well as labor unions and business leagues – would no longer be required to provide the names and addresses of major donors on annual tax forms. [read post]
18 Oct 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal After Arrest of Giuliani Associates, FEC Chair Says Commission Struggling to Enforce Rules The Hill – Justin Wise | Published: 10/14/2019 FEC Chairperson Ellen Weintraub lamented the agency’s inability to enforce campaign finance law, saying in an interview there “may well be a lot of money that is slipping into our system that we just don’t know about. [read post]
8 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
K Street’s Newest Star Built Business on Dubious Claims of Trump Ties Laredo Morning Times – Beth Reinhard and Jonathan O’Connell (Washington Post) | Published: 11/1/2019 Since President Trump took office, the lobbyist Michael Esposito has been wildly successful, turning a family business that once focused on municipal transportation issues into one of the fastest-growing lobbying firms in Washington, D.C. [read post]
7 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Now the source of those grants has come under scrutiny after a federal court case a kickback scheme involving two Alabama Lawmakers, a legislative aide, and a youth baseball league, which prosecutors say resulted in the misuse of thousands of public dollars spent on personal credit card bills and a mortgage instead of its intended community service. [read post]
4 Feb 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
Prosecutors allege Douglass Mackey used an alias, reportedly derived from actor Charlie Sheen’s character Ricky Vaughn in the 1989 film “Major League,” to circulate messages on Twitter that encouraged Clinton’s supporters to “Avoid the line. [read post]
2 Oct 2019, 10:21 am by Deborah Heller
He alleges that he was fired by the county because he is gay after the county found out that he participated in a recreational softball league for gay individuals. [read post]