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2024 Lobbyist Law Changes

Following last year’s significant changes to Minnesota’s lobbyist regulations, Governor Tim Walz has signed two bills that further amend these provisions. The Elections Omnibus bill, H.F. 4772 (MN Session Laws 2024, Chapter...more

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Video: Things to Remember in Q1 when Preparing 2024 Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) Reports

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In 90 seconds, Caleb Burns of Wiley’s Election Law & Government Ethics group will discuss the January LDA due dates and the lobbying expense accounting methodology your organization must select in Q1 2024....more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 4, Issue 13

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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H.R. 1 – How will the Lobbying Disclosure Act be Affected?

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This is the third episode in a series of podcasts on H.R. 1, a bill that has been introduced in Congress that would affect campaign finance, lobbying, ethics, and voting laws. In this episode, Election Law Partner Mark Renaud...more

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Compliance Notes - Vol. 1, Issue 33

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Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more

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Department of Justice Announces First Known Criminal Prosecution Under the Lobbying Disclosure Act

On June 25, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Jack Abramoff intends to plead guilty to criminal violations of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA), in what is the first known criminal prosecution under...more

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Lobbying in the Era of COVID-19: What to Expect

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As Congress, the administration and the private sector adapt to a new reality, so shall lobbying. With those changes, it is reasonable to expect government relations professionals to face new compliance challenges. Remote or...more

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Increased Scrutiny Ahead as GAO’s LDA Audit Highlights Noncompliance

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Amidst one of the busiest times for federal lobbyists, the Government Accountability Office released its annual audit of compliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act (“LDA”). ...more

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Federal Lobby Reporting Changes: You Need to Know JACK

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Lobbyists registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) are now required to disclose federal and state convictions of certain crimes. ...more

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Clean Politics Act Of 2018 - Bill Would Cut Fundraising By Lobbyists And Reveal More Lobbying Activity

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On July 25, 2018, Senator Michael Bennett (D-CO) and Representative John Sarbanes (MD-3) announced the, “Curtailing, Lobbyists and Empowering Americans for a New (CLEAN) Politics Act of 2018.”...more

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Do You Need to Include Local Lobbying on Your Upcoming Federal Lobbying Disclosure?

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 included a surprise for some federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) Registrants: organizations that elect to calculate their lobbying expenses using Method C--the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)...more

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Recent Settlements Signal Increased Political Law Enforcement by Government Officials

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The U.S. government reached settlements with two federal lobbyist registrants recently in what appears to signal increased enforcement of political activity laws. On August 28, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...more

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