As one of three Democratic appointees has increasingly been siding with the three Republican appointees on the Federal Election Commission, the Commission has increasingly been making [...]
HB4488, a bill to require ‘faithful’ presidential electors and permit unlimited party contributions, has passed the Illinois Legislature and is expected to be signed by the Governor. Currently, [...]
The Vermont Legislature has enacted a uniform ethics law wrapping local officials into the ethics restrictions for their state level counterparts while also establishing new disclosure [...]
HB 1472 and HB 1220, bills that would require increased non-profit campaign disclosure and would require an additional pre-election report for all filers, respectively, have passed the [...]
‘Covered persons’ prohibited from providing Public Service Commissioners or candidates with gifts or campaign contributions has been expanded from a narrow set of utility providers to include any [...]
An ordinance currently being considered by the New York City Council would prohibit political consultants and fundraisers from lobbying their former clients for at least 2 years.
A lawsuit affirming the constitutionality of an initiative-passed dark money disclosure law has been upheld on appeal, where the court clarified the rules for when an organization’s ‘major [...]
The FEC has proposed new regulations permitting campaigns to pay for candidate security expenses amidst a dramatic spike in credible threats being leveled against them. In 2023 alone, capitol [...]
New Mexico is preparing for implementing its new DeepFake disclosure law, which requires persons distributing deepfakes of political actors to include a disclaimer or face stiff penalties, and is [...]
Effective July 1, 2024, the Chicago lobbying law will be updated to create new registration and reporting requirements. Under the changes, lobbyist registration will now be required after [...]
