"… of law, it can also mean up to five years in prison.Although the lobbying disclosure law designates the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Repre …"

"… ill send a letter to AMO notifying the union that it may have violated the disclosure law. If the AMO fails to appropriately respond within 60 days, the Secretary o …"

"… s spent a total of $1.3 billion on their overall lobbying efforts. But the disclosure law does not require lobbyists to itemize how much is spent on specific issues …"

"… know each other.” …"

"… ral factors — an unmotivated public, for one. People may be angry that a disclosure law doesn’t exist, but ultimately it’s not an every day sort of issue for …"

"… tter Medicare is abandoning its 527 tax status in part to avoid the recent disclosure law enacted last summer. Its re-organizing itself as a 501©(4) advocacy organ …"

"… S. This does, however, leave out any money contributed or spent before the disclosure law was enacted on July 1, 2000. The Club touted its successes and spending in …"

"… is the Council’s vice chair.The council was created prior to the summers disclosure law and has subsequently filed a statement of organization with the IRS, but n …"

"… for Responsible Government, one of the Section 527 groups affected by the disclosure law signed by President Clinton on July 1. “I won’t let John McCain or any …"

"… e new Campaign Finance Institute, a D.C.-based think tank, agrees that the disclosure law might be on thin ice: “Basically, this law is certainly constitutionally …"

"… has found several ways that 527 groups have circumvented the intent of the disclosure law by providing incorrect or misleading information on the required IRS form …"

"… Backed by pledges from labor unions, abortion rights groups and financier George Soros, ACT has yet to file a financial report with the Internal Revenue Service …"

"… llent. In these states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Washingt …"

"… s on the books for filing late financial-disclosure reports. Three states (Hawaii, Indiana, and Iowa) have no penalties for filing inaccurate or even fraudu …"

"… fically exempted themselves from the oversight of state ethics agencies.In Hawaii, state legislators exempted themselves from a key clause of the conflict-o …"

"… kings from that report.STATERANKPOINT TOTALWashington198Alabama296Alaska395Hawaii491.5Arizona591Texas688Wisconsin688Virginia885.5New York985North Carolina10 …"

"… joined the profession.State-to-state disclosure differencesLobby spending disclosure laws vary widely from state to state, and a state disclosure agency's ability …"

"… als for 2004.Pennsylvania's 2005 report was its first since 2002, when its disclosure law was struck down by state courts. Absent the statewide law, a Senate rule h …"

"… total.After years of Pennsylvania being the only state without a lobbying disclosure law in place, Gov. Ed Rendell in November signed a statute into law …"

"… state totals, the amount was still a ten-fold increase from 2003. Nevada's disclosure law also does not require that compensation be reported.While Pennsylvania and …"

"… met in 2003, the state reported lobbying totals of $20,096. North Dakota's disclosure law only applies to legislative lobbyists, who do not have to report their inc …"

"… red years. In Pennsylvania, the state Supreme Court struck down a lobbyist disclosure law in 2002, holding that it was an unconstitutional regulation of the practic …"

"… inction as the only state in the country lacking lobbyist registration and disclosure laws has made it "the nation's laughingstock." In April, the Senate unanimousl …"

"… e Center. Common Cause has made passage of a new lobbying registration and disclosure law its "premier issue" in the state since the controversial 2002 court decisi …"