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With ample time to recover from the 2025 legislative session, elected officials are getting back to work in the interim. Major updates include a new Iowa House Majority Leader, staff changes in the Office of the Governor, the...more
Michigan – Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd has announced his candidacy for Michigan AG in 2026. Lloyd, a Republican, joins a growing list of candidates for the seat, including Karen McDonald, Kevin Kijewski, and Mark...more
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
Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has censured and fined a large, registered investment advisor, Obra Capital Management (Obra), $95,000 after learning an associate of the...more
Now that we know the UK general election is set for 4 July 2024, businesses connected with the UK may look to increase their political efforts or support for a particular party over the coming weeks. While the UK’s campaign...more
Late yesterday, the United States District Court of the District of New Jersey held that a century-old statute “does not ban any entity from making independent expenditures” in New Jersey. The decision comes just in time for...more
As another election cycle has come to end, the conversations surrounding election reform have begun again. On January 4, 2021, Maryland Representative John Sarbanes introduced a new campaign finance bill titled For the People...more
With recounts and runoffs underway in multiple races, candidates and political party committees are actively soliciting contributions to fund the efforts. Individuals or political action committees (PACs) looking to...more
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
Below, please find a summary of notable political law developments in New York, Texas and the city of Los Angeles. New York State Reduces Contribution Limits Beginning in November 2022 - Late last year, the New York...more
Now that the 2018 midterm elections are over, we must contend with legal issues that arise from activities related to federal, state and local inaugural and transition committees, as well as recounts and runoff elections. As...more
Given the intense interest in the 2018 Mid-Term elections, Lowest Unit Rate, also sometimes called Lowest Unit Charge (“LUC”) is sure to be a red-hot issue for the next 60-days. To clear up misunderstandings, here is an...more
On November 30, 2017, amendments to the Election Act (EA), and the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act (LECFA), came into force, which prohibit unions and corporations from contributing to provincial and municipal...more
On February 5, 2016, United States District Court Judge John Corbett O’Meara issued an Opinion and Order granting a preliminary injunction and blocking enforcement of §57(3) of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, which barred...more