04 Nov

Three members of a 2012 presidential campaign committee were convicted by a federal jury in Des Moines, Iowa, on all counts of an indictment charging the concealment of campaign expenditures made to secure the endorsement of an Iowa State Senator.  Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.Source: Three Members of 2012 Presidential Campaign Staff Guilty of Concealing Campaign Expenditures to State Senator...

04:59 / Campaign Finance / vblog
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03 Nov

After two rocky days in Congress, the social media giants face rising momentum for regulation of political ads to curb Russian election meddling, although some key Republicans remain skeptical and urged the companies to do a better job on their own. Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc.Source: Facebook and Twitter Brace for New Election-Ad Rules From Congress...

04:59 / Campaign Finance / Technology / vblog
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31 Oct

LOS ANGELES — California conservatives are feeling a strange sense of invigoration these days. Yes, they are vastly outnumbered, shouted off college campuses and scolded that their way of politics is an anachronism in this bright blue bulwark of the liberal resistance.Source: In the Heart of ‘The Resistance,’ California Conservatives Are Invigorated...

22:32 / California / vblog
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31 Oct

Forces are aligning to bring some sunlight to the political dark arts as they’re practiced on social media. Last week, Congress held a hearing to discuss a bill that would require new disclosures for online political ads, and a bigger confrontation looms Tuesday when executives from Facebook Inc.Source: Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Regulate Political Ads on Social Media...

20:31 / Campaign Finance / russia / Technology / vblog
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31 Oct

WASHINGTON – The threat of serving hard time for failing to disclose foreign lobbying work is rattling Washington’s multi-billion dollar influence industry following Monday’s 12-count indictment against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates.Source: Washington's Legions Of Lobbyists See Danger In Special Counsel's Indictment Of Manafort...

20:31 / Ethics / lobbying / vblog
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26 Oct

An initiative to split California into three states started to circulate in California on April 24. To qualify, it needs 365,880 valid signatures by April 2018. If passed, the Governor of California would be required to ask Congress to approve the idea. The proponent is Timothy Draper.Source: Initiative to Split California Into Three States Begins to Circulate...

07:51 / California / vblog
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26 Oct

The House will host the first hearing specifically on the need to disclose the sources of political adds online. Oversight subcommittee on information technology chairman Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) scheduled the hearing for Tuesday of next week…Source: The Hill: House slates hearing on social media political ad disclosures (In the News)...

07:51 / Campaign Finance / Technology / vblog
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