“Lobbyists object to Obama proposal that would tighten rules for federal workers”
WaPo reports.
Category Archives: lobbying
“Client Alert: The Office of Government Ethics Proposes Amendments to the Federal Rules Restricting Gifts to Federal Executive Branch Employees by Registered Lobbyists or Lobbying Organizations”
McKenna has issued this client alert.
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).
“Bundlers Poised for Power over Supercommittee”
An important report from Politico.
“Watchdog Groups Urge Super Committee to Disclose Lobbying Activity”
BLT reports.
Crony Capitalism Theme is Nothing New for Sarah Palin
Tim Noah blogs today about the use of the term “crony capitalism” on the right. But this is no new theme for Sarah Palin. Here is what I wrote in my draft paper on lobbying reform (out next year in… Continue reading
“Lobbying Reform Push Lacks a Scandalous Spark”
Politico reports. [Disclosure: I was a member of the task force discussed in this article.]
“Revolving door of employment between Congress, lobbying firms, study shows”
“Collateral Damage: How the Obama Administration’s Ethics Restrictions on Public Service Have Harmed Nonprofit Advocacy and the Public Interest”
The Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest has issued this important report. From the executive summary:
Many of President Barack Obama‘s ethics and transparency efforts have been justifiably praised. But his decisions to restrict who can serve in… Continue reading
“DOJ Official Promises More Action To Enforce Lobbying Disclosure Act”
BNA reports.
“Palin’s Populist Critique of Money in Politics: Common Ground?”
Meredith McGehee blogs at the Campaign Legal Center. Palin’s views here are not new. In my forthcoming Stanford piece on lobbying, I begin by noting the surprising common ground between Palin and Obama’s critique of money and the legislative… Continue reading
The End of Campaign Finance Law: The Way Forward
In this final post of the series on my forthcoming article The End of Campaign Finance Law, 98 Va. L. Rev. (2012), I argue that Citizens United signals the way forward to a new approach for the regulation of… Continue reading