Headline from August 31, 2005 Issue:
LOBBYING
Lobbyists Say Review of LDA Compliance Needed Before Any Rule Changes
Are Made
ARIZONA
Arizona Judge Upholds Order For Legislator to Vacate Seat
NORTH CAROLINA
Tax Return Donation Increase Approved by State Legislature
OREGON
Oregon Governor Signs Two Campaign Finance Reform Bills
Headline from August 30, 2005 Issue:
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
FEC Petitions for Full Court Hearing on Dispute Over Tighter BCRA
Rules
Headline from August 29, 2005 Issue:
No issue was published
Headline from August 26, 2005 Issue:
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
State Legislature Approves Measures to Change Lobbying, Financing Laws
Headline from August 25, 2005 Issue:
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
FEC Publishes Rulemaking Notice on `Electioneering Communications'
Headline from August 24, 2005 Issue:
FEC
FEC Sets Fines for Reporting Lapses Against Five Congressional
Committees
PAY-TO-PLAY
SEC Approves MSRB Rule on Solicitation of Muni Business
Headline from August 23, 2005 Issue:
No issue was published
Headline from August 22, 2005 Issue:
No issue was published
Headline from August 19, 2005 Issue:
FEC
FEC Says Federal Officials Can Raise Soft Money in California
Initiative Battle
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC Fines Westar, Former Executives $40,500 for Illegal Campaign Money
TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
IG Report Faults Filings by Some 527s, Recommends Better Monitoring by
IRS
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT
Candidate Charged With Using Campaign Money to Buy House
OHIO
Ohio Governor Taft Pleads 'No Contest' To Four State Law Misdemeanor
Charges
Headline from August 18, 2005 Issue:
FEC
FEC Urged to Allow Federal Lawmakers To Raise `Soft Money' for Ballot
Campaign
Headline from August 17, 2005 Issue:
LOBBYING
Ney Says Common Cause Lapse in Filing Of LDA Report Shows Need for New
System
Headline from August 16, 2005 Issue:
LOBBYING
Justice Department Reveals First Cases Settled Under Lobbying
Disclosure Statute
CALIFORNIA
California Supreme Court Says Redistricting Must Appear On November
Election Ballot
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Acquitted of Federal Bribery Charges
Headline from August 15, 2005 Issue:
FEC
FEC to Consider Tightening BCRA Rules Restricting `Electioneering
Communications'
Justice Department Reveals First Cases Settled Under Lobbying Disclosure
Statute
The Justice Department
revealed for the first time Aug. 15 that it has reached three settlements
since April 2004 resolving federal lobbying disclosure violations. The
settlements called for a total of $47,000 in fines and for the reporting
problems to be corrected.
Text of the three settlements:
1.
Justice Department Settlement with Natsource LLC,
April 22, 2005
2.
Justice Department Settlement with CHG and
Associates, May 7, 2005
3.
Justice Department Settlement with Unnamed
Defendant, April 22, 2004
Headline from August 12, 2005 Issue:
LOBBYING
Lobbyist Abramoff Indicted in Florida On Fraud Charges in Cruise Ships
Deal
LOBBYING
Spending on State Lobbying Approaches $1 Billion, Center for Public
Integrity Says
Headline from August 11, 2005 Issue:
FEC
FEC Audit Finds DeLay's Leadership PAC Used Too Much `Soft Money' to
Pay Bills
INAUGURAL COMMITTEE
Bush Inaugural's Voluntary Disclosure Left Out 70 Big Donors, Analysis
Finds
CALIFORNIA
Redistricting Measure Must Not Appear On Nov. 8 Special Election
Ballot, Court Says
OHIO
Campaign Finance Initiative Knocks Tax Expenditure Limit Off Ohio
Ballot
Headline from August 10, 2005 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
Two More Complaints Against Moore Over Fahrenheit 9/11 Dismissed by
FEC
DISCLOSURE
Cochran Joins With Feingold, McCain In Support of Senate Electronic
Filing
Headline from August 9, 2005 Issue:
SECTION 527 GROUPS
District Judge Delays Hearing in Case Seeking to Curb Sec. 527
Organizations
FEC ENFORCEMENT
Congressional Black Caucus PAC Fined $19,125 for Reporting Lapses
Headline from August 8, 2005 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC Dismisses Complaint That Tauzin Illegally Guided Money to Son's
Campaign
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC Sets Fines for Reporting Lapses Against Campaigns, Party
Committees
ELECTION REFORM
Colorado's Secretary of State Davidson Set to Take GOP Seat on U.S.
Election Panel
Headline from August 5, 2005 Issue:
FEC
FEC Hears Testimony on Revisions To BCRA Rule for State, Local Parties
Headline from August 4, 2005 Issue:
JUDICIAL ELECTIONS
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Limits on Politicking in
Judicial Elections
Headline from August 3, 2005 Issue:
SPENDING LIMITS
Lawyers Debate Campaign Spending Limits In Preview of Possible Supreme
Court Case
Headline from August 2, 2005 Issue:
FEC
FEC to Hear From Reformers, Democrats In Session on BCRA Regulatory
Proposals
Headline from August 1, 2005 Issue:
CANDIDATE FUNDING
Congressional Candidates Raise More Money Than Ever in Early Stages of
2006
Campaign
