When bailed out companies spend money to lobby the government, should we expect greater transparency about their lobbying operations? This... View Article
Continue readingAnother Cosponsor for S. 482!
A good week for electronic filing in the Senate. Sen. Claire McCaskill becomes the second senator to cosponsor S. 482... View Article
Continue readingTransparency for Bird Strikes
Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a call for public comments on a proposed ruling barring the release of... View Article
Continue readingThree More Agencies Begin Posting Recovery Act Lobbying Contacts
Three more agencies have begun posting, or provided a place to post, communications between lobbyists and agency officials in regards... View Article
Continue readingThe FCC, Ex Parte Communications, and Lobbying for Recovery Funds
Last week, I wrote about the number of agencies complying with President Obama’s memorandum on lobbyist communications related to funds... View Article
Continue readingNew Cosponsor for S. 482!
Thanks to Sen. Olympia Snowe, we are up to 34 cosponsors on S. 482, the Senate e-filing bill! If you... View Article
Continue readingSenate E-Filing in Politico
The campaign to pass S. 482, the Senate e-filing bill, continues apace with a great mention in the Politico today.... View Article
Continue readingPMA Group Brought Large Return on Investment for Clients
In 2008, the PMA Group was hired by forty clients as their lone lobbying firm. These clients, largely seeking earmarks,... View Article
Continue readingTrue Washington Intrigue, Part II
Yesterday, the Internet was all abuzz over the revelations related to an investigation into Rep. Jane Harman’s wiretapped conversation with... View Article
Continue readingIs Obama’s Revolving Door Rule Bad Policy?
Jacob Weisberg has a good article up on Slate (also, Newsweek) on whether the revolving door policy instituted by President... View Article
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