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7 May 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
While many activists and some senators are eager to change the chamber’s rules to allow the bill to pass with a simple majority, many Democratic senators have expressed misgivings about doing so. [read post]
6 May 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance California: “Campaign Season Lasts Year-Round in Santa Clara County” by Madelyn Reese for San Jose Spotlight Elections National: “Democrats Tweak Marquee Voting Bill as They Seek Path Out of Senate” by Mike DeBonis (Washington Post) for MSN Ethics National: “Facebook’s Oversight Board Upholds Ban on Trump. [read post]
30 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The Senate used its subpoena power to take possession of all 2.1 million ballots in Maricopa County and the machines that counted them. [read post]
27 Apr 2021, 6:18 am by Nicholas Mosvick
But LaFollette and his allies were a small minority—the bill passed the House 398-24, before passing the Senate on an 81-8 vote, with seven Senators abstaining. [read post]
26 Apr 2021, 10:48 am by Marilyn Wesel
The Michigan House introduced 13 new bills proposing fundamental changes for lobbying and disclosure laws. [read post]
25 Apr 2021, 11:37 am by Amy Howe
According to a “friend of the court” brief filed in the Supreme Court, based on the criteria that the IRS uses to determine which donors must be listed, a donor would have had to have given at least $31,000 to appear on the Schedule B for the Thomas More Law Center, a Michigan-based conservative Christian public-interest law firm whose founders include Thomas Monaghan, also the founder of Domino’s Pizza. [read post]
23 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Government Ethics Office Refused to Approve Kanye West’s Financial Disclosures from His Failed Presidential Campaign MSN – Grace Panetta (Business Insider) | Published: 4/19/2021 The Office of Government Ethics refused to sign off on Kanye West’s financial disclosure forms from his failed 2020 presidential campaign. [read post]
22 Apr 2021, 5:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
Table 1: Selected County and Municipal Rental Car Excise Taxes State Locality Car Rental Excise Tax  Funding Purpose Alaska Anchorage 8% City general fund Arizona Maricopa County (Phoenix) The greater of 3.25% or $2.50 per rental Glendale Stadium; youth & amateur sports Arizona Pima County (Tucson) $3.50 Kino Sports Complex Colorado Denver 7.25% Colorado Convention Center Georgia Atlanta 10% State Farm Arena Illinois Chicago 6% and 9% transaction tax (a) City general fund Indiana Marion… [read post]
22 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Louis Post-Dispatch Ohio: “Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young Charged with Felony in ‘Gang of 5’ Texting Case” by Sharon Coolidge and Kevin Grasha (Cincinnati Enquirer) for MSN Lobbying Louisiana: “State Senator Casts Tie-Breaking Vote for Slidell Casino. [read post]
19 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Florida: “Dark Money Details Emerge as Former Florida State Senator and No-Party Candidate Head to Court” by Ana Ceballos and Samantha Gross (Miami Herald) for MSN Michigan: “Benson’s Office Backs Unlock Michigan on Not Disclosing Donor Sources” by Craig Mauger (Detroit News) for Yahoo News Tennessee: “Bill Ketron Penalized $135K for Campaign Finance Violations” by Tayla Courage for Mufreesboro Post Ethics… [read post]
17 Apr 2021, 6:01 am by Quinta Jurecic
” The Senate report provides a little more information about what the mysterious polling data might have contained. [read post]
16 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Democrats are particularly concerned about a lack of staff diversity ahead of the midterms next year, when they will be defending razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate. [read post]
Last June, Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts introduced the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act, a bill that would eliminate government use of such technology. [read post]
12 Apr 2021, 9:26 am by Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor
Setbacks and Heart Attacks The Bessemer campaign attracted national attention, including support from President Joe Biden, senators, and celebrities. [read post]
9 Apr 2021, 10:00 am by Josh Blackman
First, there twenty-four members who are from my vantage point left of center: Michelle Adams (Cardozo), Kate Andrias (Michigan), Jack Balkin (Yale), Bob Bauer (NYU, Co-Chair), Elise Boddie (Rutgers), Guy-Uriel Charles (Duke), Andrew Manuel Crespo (Harvard), Walter Dellinger (Duke), Justin Driver (Yale), Caroline Fredrickson (Georgetown), Heather Gerken (Yale), Nancy Gertner (Harvard), Bert I. [read post]
9 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused corporations of siding with Democrats’ portrayal of the law as the new Jim Crow. [read post]
6 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Republican Gary Rabine Ups the Ante in High-Stakes Governor’s Race” by Andrew Sullander for Chicago Sun-Times Elections National: “Inside Corporate America’s Frantic Response to the Georgia Voting Law” by David Gelles for New York Times National: “Democratic Firm Aims to Diversify Consultant Class” by James Arkin for Politico Michigan: “Dominion Says Ex-Michigan State Senator’s Election Fraud Claims ‘Successfully… [read post]
5 Apr 2021, 12:39 pm by Jessica Christensen
  Senator Jeff Brandes, the bill’s author, stated that “[b]usinesses and medical facilities across our state are trying to survive, reopen, and recover from the pandemic. [read post]
5 Apr 2021, 12:14 pm by Tia Sewell
.: The Brookings Institution will host a webcast entitled  “Filibuster 101: An explainer of the Senate rule and reform. [read post]