Updates

The new Commission on Ethics and Lobbying and Government (COELIG) opened just three inquiries in its first year as an agency, which pales in comparison to its predecessor, the Joint Commission on [...]

While more than 50 election related bills were considered this legislative session in California, with its scheduled adjournment of September 14 on the horizon, that number has now been whittled [...]

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit challenging a new State law that prohibits foreign influenced corporations from making independent expenditures or ballot measure [...]

The Federal Election Commission deadlocked 3-3 last week on whether to regulate campaign advertisements featuring images of candidates that have been artificially altered using deepfake [...]

Six months after implementing contribution limits to candidates and their committees, the New Hampshire legislature has passed and the Governor has signed the State’s most recent budget bill that [...]

A ballot measure to replace the statewide contribution limits formerly struck down by a federal court in 2021 was filed last week.  The measure, if approved by voters, would implement a $2,000 [...]

As part of the ongoing budget process, the San Francisco Ethics Commission is facing steep cuts that Chair Yvonne Lee has stated could jeopardize their work.  While the proposed cuts this year [...]

Last week, a superior court in Sacramento upheld the provisions of SB 1439 requiring local officials to recuse themselves from decisions impacting campaign donors of at least $250.  The court [...]

The Allegheny County Council recently passed contribution limits for County-level races currently set to take effect next year.  Under Ordinance 12607-23, contribution limits are annually pegged [...]

A bill to envelope lobbying for appointments, including judicial appointments, into New York State’s existing lobbying registration and reporting rules was approved by the State Senate on Tuesday [...]