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Raising Money for Federal Candidates
State AG Pulse | Everybody Comes From Somewhere
State AG Pulse | Swinging Through the Rust Belt, the Sun Belt and the South
State AG Pulse | High Profile Candidates, Big Issues Dominate in the NC Race
2024 Elections: The Race for the White House and Congress
Video: Things to Remember in Q1 when Preparing 2024 Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) Reports
Early Returns Law and Politics with Jan Baran: Sean Cooksey Shares FEC Menu for 2024
Should Your Company Take a Stand on Political and Social Issues?
Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 1: Candidate Campaign Intervention
State AG Pulse | Season Finale: 2022 AG Election Wrap-Up
State AG Pulse | In Massachusetts, What Will Sway The Voters?
State AG Pulse | Winner Takes All in Kansas
State AG Pulse | Money Is The Mother’s Milk of Politics
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[Podcast] A Conversation with FEC Commissioner Shana Broussard
State AG Pulse | Legendary Former AGs Bemoan the State of Bipartisanship
State AG Pulse | New Mexico and the Plaintiffs' Bar Money-Go-Round
State AG Pulse | Republicans Forecast A Red Wave
Gov. Shapiro Reflects on Arson Attack in NYT Guest Essay- In a guest essay for The New York Times, Governor Josh Shapiro (D) recounted the traumatic experience of an arson attack on his residence, emphasizing the importance...more
Longtime Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won’t seek reelection - “Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will not seek a sixth term next year, confirming to WBEZ in an Illinois exclusive that he will leave office in 2027 in a...more
Gov. Shapiro Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Pope Francis- Governor Josh Shapiro (D) has ordered U.S. and Commonwealth flags to be flown at half-staff across Pennsylvania in honor of Pope Francis, who passed away...more
NYC Council Sues Over ICE Office at Rikers Island - The New York City Council has filed a lawsuit against Mayor Adams over the opening of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outpost on Rikers Island. The...more
Gov. Shapiro Addresses Arson Incident - During a press conference following the opening of the Hershey Corporation’s new manufacturing plant, Governor Josh Shapiro made his first public comments since the arson at the...more
Wyoming AG Bridget Hill was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court by Governor Mark Gordon, and will take the bench on May 28, 2025. The Wyoming AG is also appointed by the governor, and AG Hill’s replacement has not yet been...more
With the Canadian federal election just under two weeks away, the two major parties leading the current polls, the Liberals (led by Mark Carney) and the Conservatives (led by Pierre Poilievre), have yet to formally release...more
Congress calls JB Pritzker to testify on immigrant policy - “Gov. JB Pritzker is one of three Democratic governors being called to testify before the same congressional committee that called Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to...more
NYPD to Launch New Quality of Life Division - Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that the New York Police Department will be forming a new Quality of Life Division. The new division will unite officers...more
Governor Reynolds not seeking reelection - In a video published on Friday, April 11, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that she will not seek reelection in 2026. In the post, Governor Reynolds cited her desire to be with...more
Gov. Shapiro Pledges Support for PA Farmers Amid Tariff Uncertainty -Governor Josh Shapiro warned that new tariffs could harm Pennsylvania farmers and pledged to protect them, highlighting his administration’s investments in...more
Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton has launched his campaign Tuesday for the 2026 Senate race, challenging Republican Senator John Cornyn. Georgia Republican State Senator Brian Strickland has filed papers that will enable him to...more
PA Senate Passes Bill to Crack Down on Fentanyl Dealers - The state Senate approved a bill imposing a mandatory minimum 25-year sentence on drug dealers whose fentanyl sales result in fatal overdoses. The bill, known as...more
A federal judge dismissed the corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice, meaning that the charges can not be refiled in the future. Echoing sentiments from several prominent Democrats in the city, Judge Dale...more
Les Canadiens se rendront aux urnes le 28 avril 2025, alors que le Canada se trouve au cœur d’une guerre commerciale avec son plus important partenaire commercial; qu’il est menacé par des perturbations économiques connexes...more
On April 1, Florida held a special election to fill the vacant seats of former Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01) and Michael Waltz (R-FL-06), who both resigned to join the Trump administration. Republicans successfully retained...more
Canadians are headed to the polls on April 28, 2025, as Canada finds itself amid a trade war with its most important trading partner, threatened by related economic disruptions and fears of recession, and faced with...more
Last month, the European Commission (the "Commission"), in collaboration with the European Board for Digital Services (the "Board"), published the DSA Elections Toolkit for Digital Services Coordinators: Instruments, Best...more
"Democrats are struggling with how and when to resist President Donald Trump’s agenda. And it doesn’t help their cause that Trump is unifying the House GOP’s own notoriously fractious caucus.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen...more
Last Thursday, Mayor Adams appointed Randy Mastro, a former federal prosecutor and aide to Rudy Giuliani, as First Deputy Mayor. Mastro will oversee day-to-day operations of the city’s nearly 300,000 employees amid growing...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking...more
Corporations often establish federal political action committees (PACs) to support the election of officials who are aligned with their businesses’ policy goals. PACs are necessary because the Federal Election Campaign Act...more
Individuals and business or nonprofit entities–such as corporations, partnerships and LLCs– that do not receive political contributions (i.e., do not have a PAC), but only make such contributions to California state and...more
Gov. JB Pritzker’s $300M proposal seeks to attract developers to abandoned sites that now draw only vandals- “The Pritzker administration said the program would create jobs and support community revitalization, and the...more
Gov. Shapiro Announces $5M Investment to Address Nursing Shortage -During a visit to Temple University Hospital last week, Governor Josh Shapiro announced a $5 million investment to strengthen Pennsylvania’s nursing pipeline...more