"GOP official wants LWV out of governor's race debates"

A.P. offers this report from New Jersey.

"Financial Service Companies Face Strict New Controls on Campaign Contributions"

Brett G. Kappel offers this analysis, which begins: "The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) has proposed amendments to Rule G-37 that would effectively require financial services companies to isolate their municipal securities operations from all company political activities. The proposed amendments would force political action committees (PACs) operated by bank holding companies or affiliates of municipal securities dealers to impose strict new controls on the way PACs decide to make campaign contributions."

"Initiatives: Handle With Care"

The Los Angeles Times offers this very interesting news analysis, with the subhead: "Measures often implode, and the governor is learning hard lessons on how to control them."

Bauer Opposes Disclosure that Bloggers are Paid By Campaigns

Bob Bauer disagrees with my position, as set forth in this Findlaw article. I must admit to being disappointed by Bob's position, because I've always thought that those who strongly oppose contribution and expenditure limits in campaigns should be more willing to agree to full and fair disclosure. And as to Bob's final point, I would very much favor a rule that would require a newspaper columnist who is paid by a federal campaign to promote that campaign's interest in a newspaper column to disclose that interest in the column.

Calling Howard Bashman or Tom Goldstein...

UPDATE: Tom Goldstein e-mails (and Howard Bashman concurs): "Since rehearing was denied, the time to seek cert was running despite the absence of opinions. That said, the petitioners almost certainly could get an extension of up to 60 days because of the changing landscape of the opinions." Thanks!