Monthly Archives: March 2014
“Yee wanted campaign cash from gun conspiracy, feds say”
Chris Megerian writes on the surreal Leland Yee indictment for a guy running for Secretary of State:
The history of politics is littered with unorthodox and illegal schemes to raise campaign cash, but the method allegedly used by Sen. Leland … Continue reading
Sen. Harry Reid Campaign Expenditures Benefitting Granddaughter Could Well Blossom Into Political Issue
Jon Ralston broke the story and follows up.
“Khanna recruited candidates to split GOP vote, lawsuit claims”
Interesting potential consequence of the top two primary in CA: “Democratic congressional candidate Ro Khanna recruited two last-minute Republican candidates to split the GOP vote and restore his position as the top challenger to Rep. Mike Honda, an East Bay… Continue reading
“After Shelby County: Getting Section 2 of the VRA to Do the Work of Section 5”
Chris Elmendorf and Doug Spencer have written an important new paper that voting rights folks need to read:
Until the Supreme Court put an end to it in Shelby County v. Holder, Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act was… Continue reading
“Republican FEC Commissioners Go Public With Complaints About Mystery Redaction”
Shane Goldmacher:
The Republican commissioners of the Federal Election Commission have broken their silence about the mysterious 76-page document that was redacted against their wishes in the deadlocked decision over whether Crossroads GPS was a legitimate nonprofit.
In a … Continue reading
Former Senator Olympia Snow and Victoria Kennedy on How to Improve the Political Process
Suggestions include a two-year budget; restoring the role of the committee process; five-day work weeks in DC; forums for bipartisan communication within Congress and between Congress and the White House; independent districting commissions. See this op-ed in the Boston Globe.
“Who Cares About Ethics?”
“Most Organizations Support Changes to Rules Governing Nonprofits”
Press release: “Organizations that would be most affected by new rules governing nonprofits are overwhelmingly calling on the IRS to continue the rulemaking process, according to a new analysis by Public Citizen’s Bright Lines Project. In fact, 67… Continue reading
“Montana Supreme Court Removes Top-Two Ballot Measure from 2014 Ballot”
“Government Ethics Is Grandly Unified in Texas”
This post appears at City Ethics.
California State Senator, Candidate for Sec. of State, Arrested on Bribery and Corruption Charges
“Washington Study Shows That Easy Registration Motivates Voters”
New York Joins National Popular Vote Compact to Circumvent Electoral College
Capital NY: “With New York’s 29 electors, the interstate compact would have 160 electors, or the 60 percent of the 270 it needs to take effect.”
UPDATE: Gov. Cuomo has not yet signed the bill. And the totals above… Continue reading