Former senators Byron Dorgan and Bob Bennett have signed on to the lobbying firm Arent Fox. According to USA Today:... View Article
Continue readingWhy don’t lawmakers disclose nonprofits and charities they are affiliated with?
Last year the New York Times ran an article on the corporate donations to charities associated with members of Congress.... View Article
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The cornerstones of a nutritious Congress. — Party Time (infographic here) Your Senate committee chairs and their ties to industry... View Article
Continue readingLast Super PAC of 2010 started by wife of congressional challenger
We missed it between Christmas and New Years, but Heartland Revolution registered as an independent expenditure only committee with the Federal Election Commission. Such committees, also known as Super PACs, can take contributions in any amount from any source, and spend that money influencing federal elections.
Heartland Revolution shares a Post Office box with John Waltz for Congress, the eponymous campaign committee for the Democratic challenger to Rep. Geoffrey Davis, R-Ky. In filings with the FEC, the committee discloses just one official--Janie Waltz, which is the name of Waltz's wife.
Super PACs are bared from coordinating with federal candidates.
Continue readingTom DeLay gets three years in prison
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was just sentenced to three years in prison. DeLay was found guilty of laundering... View Article
Continue readingDespite rules, revolving door lobbyist was on House floor for swearing-in
The New Orleans Times-Picayune points out another possible ethics violation made during the opening day of the 112th Congress. Lobbyist... View Article
Continue readingOn the tragedy in Tuscon
While this doesn’t relate directly to our work here pushing for more transparency in government, it feels a little weird... View Article
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Justin Fox and Felix Salmon on the Wall Street to Washington corridor — Harvard Business Review and Reuters Financial lobbyists... View Article
Continue readingCongressman sends out lobbying cheat sheet
Roll Call reports that Rep. Pete Sessions, already in trouble for missing his swearing-in to attend a possibly rule-breaking fundraiser,... View Article
Continue readingWhy doesn’t William Daley violate Obama’s lobbyist ban?
Why doesn’t the appointment of William Daley violate the Obama administration’s ban on lobbyists in the administration? Even though Daley... View Article
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