The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit late last month struck down a rule by the Securities and Exchange Commission that would make it easier for shareholder activists to nominate their own slate of candidates for the board of directors.
Doug Gansler, Maryland attorney general and vice president of the National Association of Attorneys General, will address participants at the Council's annual State and Local Government Relations Seminar this fall regarding the important role attorneys general play in state policy issues.
The Citizens
United Supreme Court decision has resulted in the filing of 78 shareholder
proposals on political spending and lobbying, up from just 48 in the first six
months of 2010, Ted Allen of the advisory firm ISS Governance reports.
Political activity is this year's second most popular subject of shareholder
proposals, just behind majority voting.
Donald Trump is a "little bit frightening," former Rep. Vin
Weber (R-Minn.) said at the Public Affairs Council's Spring Executive &
Board Meeting on April 21 in Washington, D.C., but he cannot win the Republican
presidential nomination.
A key takeaway from the 2011 State and Local Government Relations seminar: To succeed in your state and local goals, mind your relationships.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit late last month struck down a rule by the Securities and Exchange Commission that would make it easier for shareholder activists to nominate their own slate of candidates for the board of directors.
Doug Gansler, Maryland attorney general and vice president of the National Association of Attorneys General, will address participants at the Council's annual State and Local Government Relations Seminar this fall regarding the important role attorneys general play in state policy issues.
The Citizens
United Supreme Court decision has resulted in the filing of 78 shareholder
proposals on political spending and lobbying, up from just 48 in the first six
months of 2010, 
Donald Trump is a "little bit frightening," former Rep. Vin
Weber (R-Minn.) said at the Public Affairs Council's Spring Executive &
Board Meeting on April 21 in Washington, D.C., but he cannot win the Republican
presidential nomination.
