Yesterday, the House Commerce Committee killed an amendment to the FCC Reform Act that would have required groups airing political... View Article
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Politico reported today that the Senate is considering voting on the House version of the STOCK Act rather than convening... View Article
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In case you missed it, last night some-time South Carolina Presidential candidate and super PAC founder Stephen Colbert gave a... View Article
Continue readingSuper PACs and Secret Money Undermine Elections
The New York Times looked at this week’s Super PAC filings with the FEC and demonstrated—again—what we knew would be... View Article
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Today NPR’s Planet Money team aired a story about disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s legal lobbying activities (as few of... View Article
Continue readingGingrich not a Lobbyist? Time to Change the Definition
Bill Clinton famously tried to claim he hadn’t lied about his relationship Monica Lewinsky by saying, “It depends on what... View Article
Continue readingAdd Gingrich to the Long List of Stealth Lobbyists
Here’s a riddle: What do you call it when someone earns millions of dollars from corporate clients, uses his relationships... View Article
Continue readingThe Occupation of K Street: Lobbying, Citizens United and the need for reform
Earlier today, protestors from OccupyDC headed over to the offices of the Podesta Group, a high profile lobbying firm, before... View Article
Continue readingMembers of Congress Can Address Super Committee Super Secrecy
Today’s New York Times reports that Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are concerned about the super... View Article
Continue readingMissing the Forest for the Trees?
It seems the Obama administration has decided the time has come to once again flex its ethics muscles. The Office... View Article
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