Paul Blumenthal : Sunlight Foundation

New session of lobbying kicks off today

by Paul Blumenthal Jan 5, 2011 1:56 pm

The launch of the 112th Congress means the beginning of another session of lobbying. There are a number of important... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Jan 5, 2011 11:05 am

Former Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) is joining the lobbying firm Alston & Bird after suffering defeat in his bid for... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Jan 4, 2011 12:57 pm

In the middle of December 2010 Andrew McKechnie, the top health care policy advisor to Senate Finance Committee ranking member... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Jan 4, 2011 11:09 am

While this Los Angeles Times article focuses more on the departure of Sen. Russ Feingold and what that means for... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Jan 3, 2011 12:02 pm

The final day of 2010 brought with it the announcement of a new lobbying firm in Washington with a strong... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Dec 23, 2010 1:29 pm

One week ago, immediately prior to the votes on the tax cut deal reached between President Barack Obama and congressional... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Dec 17, 2010 11:45 am

Slate’s Dave Weigel has a really interesting take on why the omnibus spending bill just stalled in the Senate: The... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Dec 16, 2010 2:12 pm

Thomas Hoenig, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, recently penned an op-ed in the New York... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Dec 16, 2010 8:51 am

Last week Sen. Tim Johnson, the incoming chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, hired Dwight Fettig, a lobbyist with numerous... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Dec 15, 2010 4:02 pm

The much-touted Presidential meeting with CEOs held earlier today was not the first time that President Obama has met with... View Article