Outspoken lawmakers see surge in donations from K Street
âI wanted to be on the right side of history,â says GOP lobbyist May 24, 2021 5:00 AM By Megan R. Wilson
Vocal anti-Trump House Republicans Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are raking in campaign cash and garnering accolades from some lobbyists who lauded the lawmakers for taking on the former president for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Hundreds of K Street lobbyists, lawyers, and communications professionals donated to Cheney (Wyo.), including nearly 200 who gave to her for the first time this year, according to Federal Election Commission records analyzed by Bloomberg Government. Kinzinger (Ill.) attracted almost 50 first-time lobbyist donors.
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Groups challenge constitutionality of protest law
The suit contends the law will have a chilling effect on protected speech and violates equal-protection and due-process rights.
Arguing that a new law is intended to “suppress the viewpoints of Black-led organizations and their allies,” a coalition of groups Tuesday challenged the constitutionality of changes championed by Gov.
Ron
DeSantis to crack down on violent protests.
A 62-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Tallahassee on behalf of groups such as the Dream Defenders and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP contends that the law (HB 1), which DeSantis signed on April 19, will have a “chilling” effect on protected speech and violates equal-protection and due-process rights.