A hearty congratulations to former Public Campaign board member and Friends of Democracy PAC co-founder Ilyse Hogue on her new job as president of NARAL Pro-Choice America. David Donnelly: "Ilyse's work as a Public Campaign board member and as the co-founder and co-director of Friends of Democracy PAC has been invaluable to our efforts to rethink money-in-politics activism. She will inspire millions of Americans in her new role at NARAL just as she's inspired us to act with our hearts and brains as one."

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Journal-Sentinel: Justices again decline to take up voter ID case
"The state Supreme Court for a third time on Monday rejected a request by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to take up a case that voided Wisconsin's voter ID law."

ElectionLaw: FEC deadlock on Berman super PAC previews struggle with flood of cases
This will be fun: "A deadlock at the Federal Election Commission over whether to investigate charges of illegal coordination between a Super PAC and a congressional campaign offered a preview of struggles the agency faces over how to handle the heavy volume of complaints received during the 2012 campaign."

KTVQ: Tester talks healthcare, campaign finance, and fiscal cliff
At his speech to the Montana legislature, "Tester says corporations are not people and the U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing corporations to dump unlimited amounts of cash into the election is a 'kick in the teeth to democracy.'"

TPM: Reid expresses support for modest filibuster reforms
Harry Reid is "voicing support for a set of changes to the current filibuster rules that would fall short of the more sweeping proposal from leading reformers, and the leading Senate champion of filibuster reform believes Reid’s proposed changes are not strong enough. "

NYT: One Republican steps forward
Missed this editorial over the weekend on the Murkowski-Wyden disclosure proposal.

Politico: SCOTUS won't disturb GOP voter fraud decree
"The Supreme Court on Monday declined the Republican National Committee's request to lift a three-decade-old court order that limits the national GOP's ability to challenge voters' eligibility at the polls."

Congress
Roll Call: Fiscal battles portend good year ahead for K Street
"When the congressional agenda includes cuts to entitlements and defense programs, a fight over the debt ceiling and potential tax changes that could affect virtually every sector of the economy, you can bet on one thing: Lobbyists will be very busy this year."

Roll Call: Outside groups spent big on Congressional travel
"Outside groups spent more than $3.6 million last year to send members of Congress and staffers on trips to far-flung locations such as Indonesia, Israel, Ghana and Turkey, a figure that could increase as late filers submit their post-travel disclosure forms."

LA Times: Inaugural fundraisers race to meet $50 million goal
"With less than a week to go before President Obama is sworn in for his second term, fundraisers for the presidential inaugural committee were still working Monday to secure their goal of $50 million in private donations to finance the official festivities." McClatchy. Here's CPI's Dave Levinthal talking inaugural fundraising on Sirius.

Sunlight: Eight corporations donate to Obama inaugural so far
"After lifting the lid on donations to his second inauguration and agreeing to accept corporate contributions, President Barack Obama only has eight corporate donors so far, according to an updated donor list posted on the inaugural committee's website over the weekend."

AP: George P. Bush takes in $1.3 million in campaign donations
LOL: "Within weeks after announcing that he will run for state office, George P. Bush of Fort Worth has received more than $1.3 million in contributions, even though he hasn't said which post he will seek." Obvi, Harold Simmons has donated $50,000.

The Hill: Roundtable's chief lobbyist Bill Miller: Taking care of business
The Hill profiles Bill Miller, the top lobbyist at the Business Roundtable.

Other/States
NBC 17: Campaign data show GOP outraise Dems for 2012
"Republicans dominated North Carolina political fundraising for the 2012 campaign on the way to expanding their majorities in the General Assembly and getting candidates for governor and lieutenant governor elected for the first time since the 1980s."

Florida Times Union: Ethics bill filed in Florida Senate
"With ethics reform on the front burner for Republican leaders in both chambers, Sen. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, on Monday became the first lawmaker to file ethics legislation for the upcoming session.

AP: Ga. Senate passes weak ban on lobbyist gifts
"New state Senate rules adopted Monday set some weak limits on what lobbyists can give lawmakers, but those restrictions include big loopholes."

Chicago Tribune: Developer has donated to Naperville campaigns
"The developer behind a controversial project proposed for Naperville's downtown has donated money to five current City Council members, campaign finance documents show."