Headline from December 29, 2006 Issue:
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
FEC Collects Record-Setting $6.2 Million in Civil Penalties in '06
CALIFORNIA
California Supreme Court Says Tribes Subject to State Campaign, Lobbying
Rules
NOTICE
Holiday Schedule
Headline from December 28, 2006 Issue:
MAINE
Group That Promoted TABOR Must File Campaign Expenditure Data, Agency Rules
Headline from December 27, 2006 Issue:
FEC
Watchdog Says FEC Policy Fall Short of Full Disclosure of Campaign Spending
Headline from December 22, 2006 Issue:
ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS
WRTL Ads Aimed at Feingold in 2004 Were Protected, Court Majority Decides
CONGRESS
Jennings Asks U.S. House to Investigate Disputed Election in Florida's
13th District
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
Holiday Schedule
Headline from December 21, 2006 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC Fines Missouri Nonprofit $45,000 For Failing to Follow Federal PAC Rules
Headline from December 20, 2006 Issue:
CONGRESS
Pelosi Picks Tubbs Jones for Ethics Chair, Millender-McDonald for Administration Panel
FEC ENFORCEMENT
Failed Illinois Senate Campaign Fined $76,500 Under Settlement With FEC
ALASKA
Alaska Lawmaker's Trial Set as Scandal Spurs Ethics Reforms at Local, State Levels
Headline from December 19, 2006 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
IBEW Union PAC, Texas Republican Party Fined a Total of $16,000 in FEC Settlements
TENNESSEE
Former State Sen. Ford Indicted On Charges Relating to Contractors
Headline from December 18, 2006 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC
Program Fines Specter Campaign, Washington Dems for Reporting Offenses
Headline from December 15, 2006 Issue:
HOUSE ETHICS
House Democrats' Ethics Proposals Include Task Force to Eye New Enforcement Process
FEC
FEC OKs Proposal to Allow Realtor Group To Pay State Affiliates to Raise
PAC Money
TEXT
House Democratic Leaders Proposal for Lobbying and
Ethics Rules Changes, Obtained by BNA Dec. 14, 2006
Rationale for Democratic Rules Change Proposal,
Obtained by BNA Dec. 14, 2006
Headline from December 14, 2006 Issue:
SECTION 527 GROUPS
FEC Fines 3 Major 527 Groups $630,000; Finds Them Subject to `Hard Money'
Limits
CALIFORNIA
Appeals Court Finds Rule To Limit Ballot Measure Contributions Invalid
Headline from December 13, 2006 Issue:
HOUSE ETHICS
Action in McDermott Case Signals Panel Could Rule on Other Pending Ethics Matters
HOUSE ETHICS
Key Democratic Panel Backs Pelosi, Keeping Jefferson Off Ways and Means
PENNSYLVANIA
Caucus Not Immune From Staffer's Claim That Termination Violated First
Amendment
Headline from December 12, 2006 Issue:
FEC
FEC Draft Would Deny Realtors' Bid To Trade `Soft Money' for PAC Funds
CONGRESS
Pelosi Unmoved By Jefferson's Win; Tax Panel Slot Not Likely to Be Returned
Headline from December 11, 2006 Issue:
ETHICS
Committee `Disturbed' by Foley Matter But Says No House Rules Were Broken
LOBBYING
Abramoff Sentencing Date Delayed As Cooperation in Probe Continues
ETHICS
Alaska Democrats Push Ethics Bills In Wake of Federal Corruption Probe
Headline from December 8, 2006 Issue:
FEC
With Toner's Departure Imminent, FEC Dominated by Temporary Appointments
Headline from December 7, 2006 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC Investigates but Dismisses Charges Of Coordination by Bush, Martinez Camps
JAPAN
Japan Easing Limits on Political Money From Firms Owned by Foreign Investors
Headline from December 6, 2006 Issue:
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Campaign Finance Advocates to Push Comprehensive Reform Bills Next Year
ELECTION REFORM
Congress Likely to Require Paper Trail, Election Commission Vice Chairman
Says
Headline from December 5, 2006 Issue:
LOBBYING
Hill Officials to Improve LDA Filing System Ahead of Other Anticipated Changes in Law
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Gov.-Elect Spitzer Will Voluntarily Adhere to Widespread Reform Agenda
Headline from December 4, 2006 Issue:
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Judicial Watch Gets Fees for Legal Battle Over Trading Campaign Money, Trade
Trips
WASHINGTON
Washington Seeks to Ban Campaign Ads Funded By Firms, Unions in State-Level
Races
Headline from December 1, 2006 Issue:
FEC
New FEC Enforcement Process Includes Closed Hearings With Accused Violators