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SB 723, a bill to increase the Keystone State’s current revolving door restrictions from one to two years, is soon headed for a full Senate vote with bipartisan support following an uptick in the [...]

A New York trial court ruled that how leadership is appointed to the state’s new Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government is unconstitutional on Monday.  The court found that the system [...]

Beginning November 2023, Google will require any political advertisements featured on their platforms that were made with the use of generative artificial intelligence to display a disclaimer [...]

The San Francisco Ethics Commission has recently approved an initiative for the May 5, 2024 ballot in response to recent scandals there.  The proposal would tighten gift giving rules and [...]

Illinois has recently implemented new pay-to-play restrictions effecting vendors who sell automated law enforcement systems to county sheriffs or local police.  Under the new restrictions, these [...]

The FEC has decided to move forward with an attempt to create regulations around the use of campaign media using “deepfake” artificial intelligence, potentially in time for 2024.  While an [...]

A federal district court in Miami has permanently enjoined Florida’s recent restrictions on sitting lawmakers from lobbying other governments for pay while in office as overbroad, content-based [...]

An initiative attempting to make the ballot for 2024 backed by Consumer Watchdog would require lawmakers to make certain currently private papers public, including records pertaining to their [...]

Lobbying firms reported higher fees than the previous quarter despite Congress’ little legislative output.  Together, the heightened attention to the NDAA, the addition of IRA implementation, a [...]

The new Commission on Ethics and Lobbying and Government (COELIG) opened just three inquiries in its first year as an agency, which pales in comparison to its predecessor, the Joint Commission on [...]