The reform proposals swirling in reaction to the Citizens United decision have now coalesced into Senate and House bills, introduced by Senator Schumer (D-NY) and Representative Van Hollen (D-Md). Emphasizing that “Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections,” The DISCLOSE proposals include:

Prohibiting campaign-related expenditures (independent expenditures and electioneering communications) by government [...]

In this month’s edition of Waste Age, “Touting Trash” highlights how waste industry firms need to be sensitive to compliance obligations under state and local campaign finance, lobbying and gift laws. Laurence D. Laufer will be speaking on this topic next week at the 2010 WasteExpo in Atlanta, Georgia. WasteExpo is North America’s [...]

Yesterday, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (“ELEC”) issued its 2009 Annual report, which calls for uniformity in New Jersey’s pay to play restrictions.
The Annual Report suggests that the time has come for ELEC and the Legislature to work together to overhaul New Jersey’s pay to play system.  The goal is to [...]