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20/20 Vision: Is Your Company Ready for the 2020 Presidential Election?
With the 2020 elections being the main political focus, nowis the time for companies to make sure they have a workable plan for political activity compliance.
Roger Stone Indictment Implicates Trump Campaign in Election Law Violations
The details of Stone’s allegedly illegal activities laid out in the indictment implicate the Trump campaign, and perhaps President Trump himself, in illegally soliciting a campaign contribution from a foreign national—a Federal Law Violation.
New York State Bill to Close ‘LLC Loophole’ Awaits Governor’s Signature
New York state legislature passed A. 776, which is designed to treat LLCs as individuals, rather than corporations. If the bill is signed, LLC contribution limits will whittle from $21,100 to a primary election to only $5,000.
Outgoing State Officials Turn to Lobbying Under Lax Michigan Rules
Michigan is among a minority of states, that do not ban recent legislators, department heads or executive officials from immediately taking paid jobs to lobby former colleagues in the government they just left.
Lobbyist Loophole Fix Heads to Gov. As Lobbyists Spend Nearly $90K
In New Mexico, a bill requiring full disclosure of lobbyist expenditures including the total of individual expenses under $100 in the interest of transparency, is expected to be signed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
The 2020 Democrat with A Full-Fledged Republican Fan Club
Characterized as 'easy to get along with' and 'friendly' by his Republican counterparts, Montana's Democrat Governor, Steve Bullock, may have an advantage if he decides to run in 2020.
