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The Maine Legislature passed a bill increasing contribution limits for unenrolled candidates nominated by petition. Currently, both unenrolled candidates and party candidates nominated by election have the same contribution limits. Under Legislative Document 390, contribution limits for candidates who are […]

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National/Federal Trump Wants an Investigation of Democrats’ Fundraising. His Own Campaign Has Issues MSN – Brian Slodysko and Steve Peoples (Associated Press) | Published: 5/27/2025 When President Trump directed his attorney general to investigate online fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and […]

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May 29, 2025  •  

Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Kansas: “Kansas Judges Order State to Pay $214K in Attorney Fees Tied to Flawed Ethics Investigations” by Tim Carpenter (Kansas Reflector) for Yahoo News Maine: “Maine PACs Say Campaign Finance Lawsuit Is About Free Speech. The State Says It’s About Corruption” by […]

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May 28, 2025  •  

Meet the Expert: Matt Kraig

Matt Kraig is one of the newest all-stars to have found a home at State and Federal Communications, having worked here for just over a year. Before landing this role, Matt completed two internships—first as an in-house attorney with a […]

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May 28, 2025  •  

Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup

Campaign Finance Connecticut: “CT Senate Moves to Curb Independence of Elections Watchdog” by Mark Pazniokas for Connecticut Mirror National: “Trump Wants an Investigation of Democrats’ Fundraising. His Own Campaign Has Issues” by Brian Slodysko and Steve Peoples (Associated Press) for MSN Elections Texas: “Prove […]

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Gov. Mike Kehoe called a special session of the Legislature beginning June 2 to consider St. Louis disaster relief; a proposal for the state to help fund new stadiums for the Chiefs and Royals to keep the teams in Missouri; […]

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On May 27, the Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for British Columbia released updates for several of its guidance documents to reflect the changes to the Lobbyists Transparency Act’s (LTA) filing requirements brought in by the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment […]

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On July 1, the Oklahoma Ethics Commission is scheduled to officially launch a modernized, custom-built filing and disclosure system. The system, called Guardian 2.0, will serve as the online platform for all required disclosures by lobbyists and liaisons, candidate committees, […]

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On May 27, 2025, Elections Canada published the updated limits on expenses for regulated activities of third parties involved in federal elections in Canada. The Canada Elections Act imposes a limit on expenses a third party can incur for regulated […]

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The first regular session of the 103rd General Assembly adjourned on May 15. Lawmakers passed a total of 67 bills this year, 16 of which were budget bills. Last year’s total was 46. Among the bills awaiting the governor’s signature […]

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The 94th session of the Minnesota Legislature adjourned sine die on May 19. Lawmakers adjourned on the constitutionally prescribed final day with the budget incomplete. With the next fiscal biennium beginning on July 1, the Legislature must approve all budget […]

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National/Federal With Comey Questioning, the Trump Administration Again Targets Speech MSN – Mark Berman, Patrick Marley, and Perry Stein (Washington Post) | Published: 5/17/2025 After James Comey posted a photograph of shells on a beach arranged to spell “86 47” – a […]

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Representatives from the Michigan Department of State (MDOS), Tyler Technologies, and the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) testified at a joint committee hearing regarding issues with the Michigan Transparency Network (MiTN) platform. MiTN is the state’s new […]

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The 34th session of the Legislature adjourned sine die on May 20. Lawmakers ended the session without completing work on campaign finance and election bills. House Bill 16 limits contributions from individuals to $2,000 in donations per candidate in each […]

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