Between 1998 and 2012, total lobbying revenue from active contract lobbyists almost doubled. The kicker? All of this new revenue came exclusively from revolving door lobbyists.
Continue readingPresto! Stockman campaign finds some missing money
Amending a campaign finance return for a seventh time, Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, reports some donations his spokesman had denied getting.
Continue readingK Street pays top dollar for revolving door talent
It is a widely accepted truism in Washington that the place to get rich is on “K Street” — that metonymic shorthand for the Washington lobbying business. But how rich?
Continue readingYes, Mr. Bauer, the McCutcheon case is a big deal
Bob Bauer argues that striking down the $123,200 hard money limit of campaigns — the goal of plaintiff Shaun McCutcheon — would not make much of a difference. Here's why he's wrong.
Continue readingThe FEC wants your input
Thursday's open meeting of the Federal Election Commission featured debate on the exemption of "banner" political ads on mobile devices from disclaimer requirements and a call for public comments on an interpretive rule on independent expenditures in presidential primaries.
Continue readingThis week’s regs in review: bluefin tuna, machine guns and greenhouse gases
A recurring look at interesting regulatory activity monitored through Docket Wrench and Scout. This week: the influence around tuna, machine guns and greenhouse gases.
Continue readingGroup plans to sue FEC after dark money deadlock
A public interest group plans to file suit against the FEC for failing to take action against Crossroads GPS, a conservative nonprofit group that never registered as a political committee.
Continue readingTwo rules to ponder: one will guard your wallet, the other will save your life
Currently, there are two laws that show how important it is for people to pay attention to the rule-making process. The first deals with protecting people's wallets, while the other is intended to protect people's lives.
Continue readingWhy Congress might be more productive – and less partisan – than you think
By now, most Americans think Congress is incredibly unproductive and remarkably polarized. But if we look at the hard data on our 2013 lawmakers, a slightly different story emerges.
Continue readingThree more Dems retire; more than $1 million in flux
Three retiring House Democrats have more than $1 million in campaign cash leftover and lots of leeway about how to spend it.
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