Earlier this month the California Legislature passed AB 1743, which amends the Political Reform Act of 1974 to require placement agents to register as lobbyists and thereby requiring them to comply with all regulations and restrictions imposed on lobbyists. The … Continue reading →

The NY Times recently reported and editorialized on charities created by members of Congress that accept donations from corporations.   While Congressional gift rules require disclosure of lobbyist donations to charities established by a lawmaker, as reported in the article, not everyone is disclosing.

Connecticut recently passed amendments to its Citizens’ Election Program (CEP) in response to the Second Circuit’s decisions in Green Party v. Garfield, two related decisions that we discussed here. In response to the Second Circuit’s finding that the ban on … Continue reading →