Category Archives: tax law and election law
“IRS says liberal group too political for ‘social welfare’ status”
CPI:
The Internal Revenue Service wasn’t just targeting tea party organizations and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status.
The agency recently denied the application of a liberal group that played a prominent role in the failed re-election bid… Continue reading
“White House: No Emails Between White House, Lerner”
“Even if accidental, the loss of Lois Lerner’s e-mails is evidence of problems at the IRS”
House Oversight Committee Issues Staff Report on IRS Mess
“IRS chief promises stricter rules for ‘dark money’ nonprofit groups; Expect new round of proposed regulations during early 2015”
CPI report:
The Internal Revenue Service will propose new and specific rules defining how much money “social welfare” nonprofits may spend on political campaigns, Commissioner John Koskinen said Tuesday during an interview for an upcoming Center for Public Integrity investigative… Continue reading
“Lawmakers Skeptical on Emails and I.R.S.”
“How the IRS ‘lost’ Lois Lerner’s e-mails”
More IRS Mess
IRS Has Lost More Emails (National Review): “It’s not just Lois Lerner’s emails. The Internal Revenue Service says it can’t produce emails from six more employees involved in the targeting of conservative groups, according to two Republicans investigating the scandal.”… Continue reading
“Here’s how the IRS lost emails from key witness Lois Lerner”
“Lacking Curiosity, Lacking Credibility: The Media’s IRS Scandal Problem”
The Federalist fairly asks where the NYT and WaPo coverage is of the lost Lerner emails.
UPDATE: As I wrote this post, the NYT put up a story on the emails.
“IRS lost emails by official in tea party probe”
AP:
The Internal Revenue Service said Friday it has lost a trove of emails to and from a central figure in the agency’s tea party controversy, sparking outrage from congressional investigators who have been probing the agency for more… Continue reading
“Another IRS Abuse; Lois Lerner’s office sent confidential taxpayer data to the FBI.”
WSJ Opinion:
In a Monday letter to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen, Reps. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) and Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) of the House Oversight Committee reveal still another IRS abuse of conservatives.
In October of… Continue reading
“A bad bet: GOP Governors Assn. crossed state law with donation”
Philly.com:
A POLITICAL-action committee set up to help Gov. Corbett win re-election received nearly $1 million from a billionaire casino investor barred from making political contributions in Pennsylvania.
The Republican Governors Association, chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,… Continue reading