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- New Tactic Emerges in Fight to Compel Companies to Disclose So Called Dark Money Contributions
New Tactic Emerges in Fight to Compel Companies to Disclose So-Called “Dark Money” Contributions
June 25, 2018, Covington Advisory
A new corporate political disclosure trend is coming. For years, those advocating increased corporate political disclosure have looked for ways to force companies to publicly reveal the names and amounts of corporate contributions to so-called “dark money” 501(c)(4) social welfare nonprofits and 501(c)(6) trade associations.
October 9, 2018, Covington Alert
As the midterm elections rapidly approach, contributions to nonprofits and other politically active organizations that support candidates and ballot initiatives will draw greater scrutiny from state and federal campaign finance regulators.
January 31, 2017, Covington Alert
President Donald Trump this weekend signed his promised “drain the swamp” Executive Order, which imposes ethics restrictions on incoming and outgoing Trump Administration appointees. Incoming appointees would, of course, do well to carefully review the provisions of the Executive Order. But companies that deal with the Administration—whether by lobbying the ...
December 13, 2016, Covington Alert
As the President-elect begins to nominate individuals for Senate-confirmed positions in his administration, one of the major hurdles these individuals face is the statutory requirement that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics (“OGE”) review and certify a public disclosure of each source of income exceeding $200 and each property interest exceeding ...