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31 Mar 2023, 4:00 am
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Liberals, Conservatives and Bloc Approve Loosening of Ethical Lobbying Rules Western Standard – Lee Harding | Published: 3/27/2023 In a letter to Commissioner of Lobbying Nancy Bélanger, the House of Commons Ethics Committee approved of the commissioner’s proposed changes to the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct. [read post]
4 Feb 2022, 3:00 am
National/Federal Campaigning to Oversee Elections, While Denying the Last One Yahoo News – Jennifer Medina, Nick Corasaniti, and Reid Epstein (New York Times) | Published: 1/30/2022 Nearly two dozen Republicans who have publicly questioned or disputed the results of the 2020 election are running for secretary of state across the country, in some cases after being directly encouraged by allies of former President Trump. [read post]
7 Apr 2023, 4:00 am
The new details highlight the degree to which special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the potential mishandling of hundreds of classified national security papers at Trump’s Florida home and private club has come to focus on the obstruction elements of the case – whether the former president took or directed actions to impede government efforts to collect all the sensitive records. [read post]
29 Apr 2022, 4:00 am
The police force ultimately decided not to pursue a criminal investigation of the trip, which was separately examined by former ethics commissioner Mary Dawson. [read post]
28 Aug 2020, 3:00 am
Focus on Trump’s Official White House Actions as Part of Republican Convention Programming Raises Hatch Act Concerns Philadelphia Inquirer – Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 8/26/2020 The decision by the Republican National Convention to feature President Trump conducting official business inside the White House underscores how he is leveraging the powers of his office for political gain, raising questions about whether an event violated… [read post]
9 Sep 2022, 4:00 am
Florida – Jury Finds Seminole GOP Chair Guilty in ‘Ghost’ Candidate Case Yahoo News – Annie Martin (Orlando Sentinel) | Published: 9/1/2022 Seminole County Republican Party Chairperson Ben Paris was found guilty of a scheme to siphon votes from a Democrat in a Florida Senate race. [read post]
18 Mar 2022, 4:00 am
It is a reading of the Constitution, stemming from the 2000 election recount in Florida, that argues legislators have ultimate power over elections in their states and that state courts have a limited ability, or none at all, to check it. [read post]
8 Jul 2022, 4:00 am
Governors Bill Lee of Tennessee, Greg Abbott of Texas, Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, and Ron DeSantis of Florida – Republicans seeking to limit abortion rights – each received contributions from at least one of the companies or associated PACs before the court’s decision. [read post]
28 Jul 2023, 4:00 am
If the surrounding county was a reliable source of Democratic votes in the past, it is a landslide county now. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal Biden Aides Headline DNC Fundraisers with Lobbyists Politico – Theodoric Meyer | Published: 8/13/2020 When Barack Obama won the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, he barred the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from accepting contributions from lobbyists in an attempt to purge their influence from his future administration. [read post]
10 Jun 2022, 4:00 am
The contract puts Scott Haggerty on the payroll of Valley Link, which he once led as board chairperson and played a key role in seeding with hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money. [read post]
15 Oct 2021, 4:00 am
Four states – Iowa, Georgia, Florida, and Texas – enacted sweeping revisions of their existing laws, bundled together in single omnibus bills. [read post]
9 Aug 2019, 3:00 am
National/Federal Campaigns Say They’ll Match Political Contributions. [read post]
19 Apr 2024, 3:00 am
Canada – Federal Lobbying Commissioner Assessing Allegations Against Firm, Top Conservative Adviser CBC – Benjamin Lopez Steven | Published: 4/16/2024 The federal lobbying commissioner confirmed that a “preliminary assessment” was opened into allegations against political strategist Jenni Byrne and a lobbying firm. [read post]
12 Dec 2019, 9:02 pm
National/Federal Critics Say Facebook’s Powerful Ad Tools May Imperil Democracy. [read post]
10 Feb 2023, 3:00 am
Lee Zeldin shared a striking set of unusual expenses in their campaign finance reports: 21 payments on a single day that each total exactly $199.99, which is one penny below the figure at which campaigns are required to keep receipts, and all went to anonymous recipients. [read post]
6 Dec 2019, 3:00 am
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]
24 Feb 2023, 3:00 am
Judge Aileen Cannon Catches Another Political Hot Potato Florida Bulldog – Dan Christensen | Published: 2/19/2023 Former U.S. [read post]
3 Jun 2022, 4:00 am
Florida – DeSantis Signs Bills Penalizing Florida Judges and Lawmakers Who Lobby Within Six Years after Term Creative Loafing Tampa Bay – Gary Rohrer | Published: 5/26/2022 Lawmakers and judges who leave office and lobby the Florida Legislature or executive branch within six years could face a fine of up to $10,000 and other penalties after Gov. [read post]
17 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm
It also applies to fewer companies and raises the value threshold for disclosure, among other weaknesses, Lee said. [read post]
