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Media Tip 50: Utilize wire services. Wire services can reach millions of readers and operate the primary daybooks that list upcoming events. This tip is from our booklet, Media Relations Tips: 102 Secrets for Finding Success in Public Relations. Practical tips for anyone who works with the media, works with someone who works with the … Read more
Economic Policy Crisis and the Stimulus: Analyses of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, HR 1, 111th Congress The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, HR 1 in the 111th Congress, will assist in supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, give financial help to the unemployed, and will provide … Read more
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Appropriations Bill: Bill that, if enacted as law, gives legal authority to spend or obligate money from the Treasury. This definition is from the Glossary in our Congressional Deskbook. Perfect reference tool of Congressional jargon and procedural terms. Congressional Deskbook: The Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Congress, by Michael Koempel and Judy Schneider. TheCapitol.Net offers … Read more
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Media Tip 100: You have three duties as a public relations specialist working in public affairs: duty to self, duty to employer, and duty to society. This tip is from our booklet, Media Relations Tips: 102 Secrets for Finding Success in Public Relations. Practical tips for anyone who works with the media, works with someone … Read more
New Capitol Learning Audio Course The Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) Final Rules on Bundling and The Executive Branch Rules on Gifts With Carol Laham Who has to report and what triggers the reporting requirement under the new lobbyist bundling rules? What is a bundled contribution? How the Commission defines “credit” given for contributions on which … Read more
Scores of lawmakers missed a deadline to start disclosing their ties to political action committees as required by law. The law requires that any fund-raising committee must file as a leadership PAC “if the committee is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained or controlled by a federal candidate or officeholder.” It was designed to allow … Read more
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