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Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act Overview

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The federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) requires entities that employ one or more in-house lobbyists to register with Congress. Both the employer and the in-house lobbyist are then responsible for filing periodic disclosure...more

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Minnesota Lobbying and Campaign Finance Changes in Effect for 2024

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Now that the legislative session is underway—and the 2024 election is fast approaching—organizations that work to influence public policy or elections should focus on the significant changes to Minnesota’s lobbying and...more

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No Good Deed: Minnesota Lobbyists and Gifts

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A Minnesota legislator’s recent misfortune with a power saw serves as a reminder that ethics rules apply to lobbyists in their private, as well as professional, lives. After a state representative accidentally cut off three...more

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North Dakota Adopts $10 Food and Drink Exception to Gift Rules

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The North Dakota Ethics Commission implemented an exception to the lobbyist gift ban that now allows a lobbyist to purchase food or beverage valued at 10 dollars or less, excluding gratuity, for a public official in...more

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The Federal Gift Rules Assistant: What You Need to Know and Why

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Wiley's Federal Gift Rules app, publicly available in the Apple App Store and on Google Play, is an ideal resource for federal lobbyists, organizations that employ or retain federal lobbyists, and others who must comply with...more

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You're Hired: President Trump Introduces Ethics Pledge For His Appointees With Serious Departures from Obama's Ethics Pledge

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On January 28, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order that requires all full-time political appointees to sign an ethics pledge (the “Trump ethics pledge”) that “contractually” binds them to certain ethical...more

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Executive Order Adds Ethics Commitments for Executive Branch Appointees

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On January 28, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order setting new ethics commitments for incoming executive branch appointees (Ethics Executive Order or the Executive Order). Pursuant to the Executive Order, incoming...more

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