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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]
26 Jul 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Appeals Court Judges Send Emoluments Suit Against Trump Back to a Lower Court New York Times – Sharon LaFraniere | Published: 7/19/2019 A federal appeals court delivered a setback to a lawsuit by congressional Democrats accusing President Trump of illegally benefiting from his business interests while in office, saying a lower court judge hearing the suit had not adequately considered questions about the separation of powers between the president and Congress. [read post]
19 Jul 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Acting Labor Secretary Pizzella Lobbied for Russian-Connected Front Group, Worked with Jack Abramoff Center for Responsive Politics – Reid Champlin and Jessica Piper | Published: 7/12/2019 Patrick Pizzella will take the reins at the Department of Labor as acting secretary after Alex Acosta announced his resignation due to criticism for his light prosecution of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago. [read post]
12 Jul 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 2020 Democrats Vow to Get Tough on Lobbyists The Hill – Alex Gangitano | Published: 7/7/2019 Democratic presidential hopefuls are taking aim at the lobbying world, vowing to enact sweeping reform proposals if they win election. [read post]
5 Jul 2019, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 2020 Census Will Not Include Citizenship Question, DOJ Confirms Philadelphia Inquirer – Ann Marimow, Matt Zapotosky, and Tara Bahrampour (Washington Post) | Published: 7/2/2019 In a defeat for President Trump, his administration ended its effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census, saying it will begin printing forms that do not include the contentious query. [read post]
28 Jun 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Claiming to Be Cherokee, Contractors with White Ancestry Got $300 Million Los Angeles Times – Adam Elmahrek and Paul Pringle | Published: 6/26/2019 An investigation by The Los Angeles Times demonstrates a failure in the efforts to help disadvantaged Americans by steering municipal, state, and federal contracts to qualified minority-owned companies. [read post]
21 Jun 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Foreigner Paid $200,000 for Tickets to Trump’s Inaugural. [read post]
18 Jun 2019, 9:04 pm by Dan Flynn
It was profiled in the “You Be The Judge” section of Reader’s Digest. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Wealthy Iraqi Sheikh Who Urges a Hard-Line U.S. [read post]
7 Jun 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
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 by Jim Sedor
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 by Jim Sedor
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 by Jim Sedor
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 by Jonathan Spontarelli
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 by Jim Sedor
    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 by Jim Sedor
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 by Jim Sedor
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 by Amanda Pickens Nitto
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 by Jim Sedor
” 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]