“Carolyn Lerner, Hatch Act enforcer, seeks reforms”
Politico reports.
Category Archives: legislation and legislatures
Potential Major Development in the Senate: Reid Triggers Nuclear Option for First Time
This could have all kinds of implications for judicial nominations and the workings of the Senate across a range of issues if it is not quickly diffused.
Either this gets dialed back quickly or it escalates, and it does so… Continue reading
‘‘Good government’ rules that aren’t”
D. Mark Renaud and Robert L. Walker have written this WaPo oped, which seems right to me, about the new proposed Obama administration ethics rules.
“Eleventh-hour lawmaking with morning-after questions; Passed in the chaos of the Legislature’s last hours, a senator’s ‘gut and amend’ bill on notifying women about breast cancer risks could bring a multimillion-dollar windfall to a firm in his district.”
The LA Times on “gut and amend.”
“In recent decades, Congress has repeatedly crafted laws that weaken or disregard the notion of criminal intent.”
Fascinating WSJ article.
Scratching Head Department
Politico: “Obama plan gets chilly reception from K Street”
Here.
“Lobbyists Line Up to Sway Special Committee”
The NY Times reports.
“Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch; Proposed Amendments Limiting Gifts From Registered Lobbyists and Lobbying Organizations”
Notice and comment period for proposed rules (h/t Mark Elias).
“Congressional Millionaires To Weigh Obama’s Proposed ‘Buffett Rule'”
This item appears at the Open Secrets blog.
“Bundlers Poised for Power over Supercommittee”
An important report from Politico.
“Side Jobs Bolster Some Lawmakers’ Paychecks”
WSJreports.
“Congress finds, and lists, meaning in Constitution”
WaPo reports.
“Lobbying Reform Push Lacks a Scandalous Spark”
Politico reports. [Disclosure: I was a member of the task force discussed in this article.]