New analysis shows federal lobbying regulations lagging all states on key measures of transparency, stopping the ‘revolving door’ and enforcement creating a risk of corruption and undue influence in federal parliament.| Transparency International Australia
A disturbing trend has been in the news lately. Recently, a series of cases were published where foreigners received unusually low sentences for criminal convictions, in order to avoid deportation. Since the 2013 Supreme Court ruling in Pham, there has been a requirement to view “immigration consequences” when handing down punishment. What’s even more unsettling … Continue reading "The Pham Case: NGOs Pushed For Foreign Criminals Having More Rights Than Canadians"| Canuck Law
Senate Democrats who signed a letter calling for urgent delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza voted last week for the sale of offensive bombs to Israel’s military and assault rifles for Israel's police force.| Sludge
A 24 de outubro celebramos o Dia Municipal para a Igualdade. Este ano, a data tem uma singulariedade – acontece 12 dias após as eleições autárquicas! Vários são os nossos ...| Plataforma Portuguesa para os Direitos das Mulheres
Why are the people being paid to fix the problems DOGE created also taking money from Musk?| Revolving Door Project
395 volunteers met with 51 lawmakers or their representatives in 26 states last week, pushing for greater legislative efforts to address climate change| eJewishPhilanthropy
474 groups spent more than $9.3 million to influence lawmakers as they decided the fates of hundreds of pieces of legislation.| Montana Free Press
Employees in the investor relations departments of hedge fund managers and private equity firms typically do not consider themselves "lobbyists." But| Inside Political Law
Bipartisan representatives including Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse were gifted a luxe trip to England last month by a business-funded centrist group as the GOP advanced its budget reconciliation bill.| Sludge
Covington is pleased to announce that it has revised and updated its comprehensive 50-state survey of political laws for 2025. Corporations, trade| Inside Political Law
New York City’s anti-corruption rules bar people who do business with the city from donating more than $400 to mayoral campaigns, but Andrew Cuomo is using several such restricted donors to help him raise big campaign checks.| Sludge
Music week in NYC kicks off with a bang. The Songwriters Guild of America, the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and Music Creators North America (led respectively by music creators Rick Carnes, Ashley Irwin and Eddie Schwartz), have released a statement kicking off Music Week in New York asserting that the songwriter and composer community...| Music Creators North America
The London-based policy analyst and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the politicization of charities in the U.K., the role of the Charity Commission and other “quangos” there, and cross-Atlantic similarities in challenges being both presented by and facing nonprofit groups.| the Giving Review
On April 29, 2025, MCNA co-chair Ashley Irwin and board member Charles J. Sanders traveled to Washington DC to join a World IP Day panel at the US House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Titled “The journey of music: from the human heart to the human ear”, the panel was hosted by the The Copyright Alliance... The post U.S. Copyright Office panel report: “The awesome soft-power of American music” appeared first on Music Creators North America.| Music Creators North America
The GOP head of the Arizona Freedom Caucus is advancing legislation that would bar fellow Republican Karrin Taylor Robson from becoming the next governor.| Arizona Capitol Times | Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics a...
In a poll that should surprise absolutely no one, most republicans support the right to protest- unless it is Israel. Claims from the party of Freedom Fries that they were now the defenders of free…| The Trickster's Guide to Geopolitics
Auto industry analysts say Tesla, which is losing market share in EVs, stands to win from Trump's 25% tariff plan on foreign-made cars.| Sludge
7Regarding the Executive Order 14179 Issued On January 23, 2025 by President Donald J. Trump titled: “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence”1 Submitted Pursuant to Federal Register Notice 90 FR 90882 (Request for Information) by: The Songwriters Guild of America, the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and the United States’ affiliate members of...| Music Creators North America
The former Fulbright Scholar and research fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the upward trend in foreign funding of American think tanks, the applicability of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and lobbying-disclosure law to U.S. think tanks, and some recommendations in the new report he’s co-authored on think-tank funding for policy reform and a “culture shift.”| the Giving Review
Longtime health care leader Scott Tittle has been tapped to be the next president of the Indiana Hospital Association.| Indiana Capital Chronicle
The exception is a powerful tool allowing 501(c)(3)s to contribute to informed public debate without running afoul of lobbying restrictions.| Charity Lawyer Blog
Surprise! The former Secretary of State and his co-writer could financially gain from this pro-Ukraine proposal| Responsible Statecraft
Major Wall Street donors have mounted a push to oust the FTC chair over her crackdowns on corporate power.| Truthout
Looking to glean what the rise of DAFs means for our troubled voluntary sector and civil society in general.| the Giving Review