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Both the House and Senate are in session this week to continue working on an agreement to fund the government beyond September 30. A stopgap measure proposed by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was pulled from consideration last...more
As noted in our prior updates, on June 2, 2024, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law H.B. 1, which prohibits foreign nationals from making or being solicited for political contributions in connection with Ohio state and...more
Vice President Kamala Harris's selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate imposes restrictions on campaign contributions to the Harris-Walz campaign by federally registered investment advisers (RIAs), exempt...more
Kamala Harris’ selection of Tim Walz as running mate for her presidential campaign has implications under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment Advisers Act (SEC Pay-to-Play Rule)....more
Overview: Investment advisers that seek to manage public money need to consider the SEC’s “pay to play” rule, which restricts election-related contributions by the firms or their “covered associates” to elected state...more
On August 6, 2024, the Democratic nominee for President, Kamala Harris, chose Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, as her running mate. This selection presents important considerations vis à vis the “Pay-to-Play Rule” (Rule...more
On August 6, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for president and announced Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. This marked the end of the primary election period for the Harris/Walz...more
Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate highlights a wrinkle in Investment Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-5 (the “Pay-to-Play Rule” or “Rule”) to which investment advisers should...more
Employees of investment advisers must consider whether their employer is managing or seeking to manage public funds in Minnesota before donating to the Harris-Walz campaign this election season. Vice President Harris’...more
As reported today, Vice President Harris has announced Tim Walz, the sitting governor of Minnesota, as her running mate. This announcement is particularly significant for investment advisers due to the Advisers Act Political...more
Vice President Kamala Harris announced today that she has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate in her bid for president. Contributions to the Harris/Walz campaign are now subject to the...more
On August 6, Vice President Kamala Harris selected Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her Vice-Presidential running mate for the 2024 general election. Since Governor Walz is a state official, his selection for the ticket...more
Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more
As summer draws near, the tempo of the planning and fundraising for the DNC and RNC national party presidential nominating conventions is increasing. After the challenges and disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, both...more
Key Points - - With the 2024 election season underway, corporations may want to support the presidential nominating conventions as well as transition efforts and inaugural activities for incoming federal, state and local...more
The 2024 presidential nominating conventions are only a few months away and both host cities — Milwaukee, where Republicans will gather in July, and Chicago, which welcomes Democrats in August — are hoping for returns to...more
After recently signing legislation allowing state officeholders to run for president without resigning from office, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially entered the 2024 presidential race. As a sitting governor, DeSantis...more
The 2020 Presidential Election is right around the corner and New Jersey’s 2021 gubernatorial election is not far behind! Not only are invitations for socially-distanced and zoom events in connection with the 2020 general...more
Welcome to Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes, and court cases involving campaign finance, lobbying compliance,...more
INTRODUCTION - As the November 2020 elections approach, investment advisers and other financial institutions who do business with, or seek to do business with, public pension plans and other government entities should...more
On Sunday, September 6, 2020, the Washington Post reported that U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s former North Carolina–based company allegedly used company funds to reimburse employees for donations to federal and state...more
On September 6, 2020, news broke that U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s former company allegedly reimbursed its employees with corporate funds for donations that he asked them to make to federal and state political...more