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Registered lobbyists and businesses at least 7.5% owned by lobbyists are now prohibited from contributing to a mayor or a mayoral candidate’s campaign; the ban takes effect on September 28, 2024.

Governor Newsom passed a series of laws targeting election deepfakes that will require labels on political advertisements generated by AI and social media platforms to block deceptive content [...]

The Sixth Circuit has struck down an appeal to overturn federal limits on a political parties’ expenditure in campaign contributions, citing the U.S. Supreme Court, instead of them, must be the [...]

Artin Berjikly, former senior FPPC Commission counsel, has been appointed the first Director of the Anaheim Ethics Division who will work under the City Attorney to provide guidance and [...]

Following a nearly year-long process to establish a formal lobbying ordinance for those seeking to influence city matters, the Sarasota City Commission has voted down the measure, instead [...]

The Seventh Circuit has issued instructions to permanently enjoin Indiana’s campaign contribution limits for independent expenditures despite the State’s refusal to enforce them as the Indiana [...]

Miami’s August 20, 2024 ballot will feature a proposal to close its existing Auditor General’s office and establish a new Inspector General’s office with expanded powers to investigate ethical [...]

An initiative reforming San Diego’s Ethics Commission through funding, appointment, and rulemaking changes will be featured on the ballot in November following a City Council vote approving the [...]

Recent Federal Election Commission rulings permitting PACs to coordinate text messaging and ground game operations with the candidates they support are part of a growing trend of the agency [...]

A bench trial over whether Colorado’s initiative-passed campaign contribution limits are unconstitutionally low is currently underway and set to conclude July 26.  Plaintiff lawmakers in the case [...]