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Voters across the nation were asked to weigh in at the ballot box on various measures concerning campaign finance, lobbying reform and governmental ethics issues.  Initiatives at the state and [...]

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh recently signed into law a new lobbyist ordinance, which generally requires any person attempting to influence legislative, administrative, or procurement matters to [...]

Singling a new era of government transparency in Kansas, the state’s lobby law will now require the disclosure of government sales and procurement activity. The legislative change, which becomes [...]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recently signed HB 317, which exempts economic development professionals from registering as a lobbyist in limited circumstances. Under the bill, an economic development [...]

State and local regulators are intensifying their scrutiny and enforcement of undisclosed lobbying activity. In the last year, a number of jurisdictions have opened enforcement actions against [...]

In the wake of recent scandals, a number of states have included lobbyists in their attempts to address sexual harassment in state Capitols. Several states have enacted sexual harassment policies [...]

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy followed the lead of recent administrations and issued an Executive Order on gifts on his first full day in office. Similar to the Executive Order under Governor [...]

Politicom Law’s Erin Lama assembled a panel of federal, state and local regulators to discuss key enforcement developments throughout North America at the annual conference of the Council on [...]

Politicom Law surveyed state and local regulators for an annual update of campaign finance laws and this year’s responses proved to be particularly enlightening in the area of campaign finance [...]

On November 7, 2017, the San Jose City Council formally adopted Ordinance 30016, which amends the gift ordinance to more closely align it with the California Political Reform Act and eliminate [...]