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21 Jun 2019, 3:00 am
National/Federal A Foreigner Paid $200,000 for Tickets to Trump’s Inaugural. [read post]
18 Jun 2019, 9:04 pm
It was profiled in the “You Be The Judge” section of Reader’s Digest. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 3:00 am
National/Federal A Wealthy Iraqi Sheikh Who Urges a Hard-Line U.S. [read post]
7 Jun 2019, 3:00 am
National/Federal A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family’s Business, in the Trump Cabinet MSN – Michael Forsythe, Eric Lipton, Keith Bradsher, and Sui-Lee Wee (New York Times) | Published: 6/2/2019 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has no formal affiliation or stake in her family’s shipping business, Foremost Group, which has deep ties to the economic and political elite in China. [read post]
31 May 2019, 3:00 am
National/Federal A Hefty Donation to Trump’s Inaugural Comes Under Scrutiny AP News – Richard Laudner | Published: 5/27/2019 Real estate mogul Franklin Haney contributed $1 million to President Trump’s inaugural committee and all he has to show for the money is the glare of a federal investigation. [read post]
24 May 2019, 3:00 am
Critics of the ban have said allowing it to extend into state and local political contests intrudes on the right of states and municipalities to control their own electoral processes. [read post]
16 May 2019, 9:01 pm
National/Federal At the N.R.A., a Cash Machine SputteringMSN – Danny Hakim (New York Times) | Published: 5/14/2019 A review of tax records by The New York Times shows that, to steady its finances, the National Rifle Association (NRA) increasingly relied on cash infusions and other transactions involving its affiliated foundation, at least $206 million worth since 2010. [read post]
10 May 2019, 9:24 am
National/Federal A Lawsuit About Trump and the NRA Could Upend How the Government Polices Campaign FinanceMother Jones – Nihal Krishan | Published: 5/1/2019 A lawsuit involving the National Rifle Association (NRA) is poised to act as a major test for the FEC chairperson’s new strategy to force the agency to take more aggressive action to police campaign finance law. [read post]
10 May 2019, 3:01 am
National/Federal A Lawsuit About Trump and the NRA Could Upend How the Government Polices Campaign Finance Mother Jones – Nihal Krishan | Published: 5/1/2019 A lawsuit involving the National Rifle Association (NRA) is poised to act as a major test for the FEC chairperson’s new strategy to force the agency to take more aggressive action to police campaign finance law. [read post]
25 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm
From the States and Municipalities: Alabama – How a Lawyer, a Lobbyist and a Legislator Waged War on a Birmingham Superfund SiteAL.com – Steven Mufson (Washington Post) | Published: 4/24/2019 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wanted to clean up toxic soil in the 35th Avenue Superfund site in Birmingham. [read post]
25 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm
From the States and Municipalities: Alabama – How a Lawyer, a Lobbyist and a Legislator Waged War on a Birmingham Superfund SiteAL.com – Steven Mufson (Washington Post) | Published: 4/24/2019 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wanted to clean up toxic soil in the 35th Avenue Superfund site in Birmingham. [read post]
23 Apr 2019, 5:00 am
January 11, 2019) (purported class action brought by residential homebuilders against the municipalities of Charlotte alleging they have been forced to pay water and wastewater capacity fees which had not yet been used/furnished in violation of federal and state laws) The post Recent Filings – Spring 2019 Digest appeared first on Class Actions Brief. [read post]
18 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm
” Massachusetts: For the First Time, Boston Municipal Lobbyists Are Required to Register Their Work with City HallBoston Globe – Milton Valencia | Published: 4/17/2019 Lobbyists in Boston will now have to register with the city clerk’s office. [read post]
11 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm
From the States and Municipalities: Alabama: Ward: Bill allowing lobbyist gifts to lobbyists ‘dead’ in his committeeMontgomery Advertiser – Brian Lyman | Published: 4/10/2019 The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee delayed a vote on a proposed bill that critics say would represent a major step back from ethics laws passed in 2010. [read post]
4 Apr 2019, 9:01 pm
From the States and Municipalities: California: Judge Bars Former Ethics Panel Member from Running for L.A. [read post]
29 Mar 2019, 8:01 am
From the States and Municipalities: California: A State Lawmaker Borrowed Nearly a Half-Million Dollars to Buy a Home. [read post]
21 Mar 2019, 9:01 pm
From the States and Municipalities: California: California Is Awash in Cannabis Cash, Which Some Use to Bribe Public OfficialsMSN – Patrick McGreevy (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 3/17/2019 In the more than two years since California voters approved the licensed growing and sale of recreational marijuana, the state has seen a half-dozen government corruption cases as black-market operators try to game the system, through bribery and other means. [read post]
18 Mar 2019, 7:56 am
" 6 Nathan Dane, General Abridgment and Digest of American Law 226 (Boston, Cummings, Hilliard & Co. 1823). [read post]
14 Mar 2019, 9:01 pm
From the States and Municipalities: Arizona: Brnovich to Rule on Legality of Tempe’s Ban Against ‘Dark Money’ in PoliticsArizona Daily Star – Howard Fischer (Capitol Media Services) | Published: 3/13/2019 Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich will rule whether cities can impose their own prohibitions on “dark money” in local campaigns. [read post]
8 Mar 2019, 6:04 am
From the States and Municipalities: Connecticut: Election Officials: State contractor ban on political donations applies to marijuana producers, but not dispensariesHartford Courant – Neil Vigdor | Published: 3/7/2019 The State Elections Enforcement Commission ruled that a prohibition on campaign donations from state contractors extends to marijuana producers – but not dispensaries – because the value of licensing agreements they have with the state… [read post]
