BusinessWeek, in a good piece on the falling fortunes of car dealerships asks the following question, “Why has Congress not... View Article
Continue readingConnecting Links: Criticism of Obama’s Stimulus Lobbying Rules
The criticism of President Obama’s lobbying rules continues as more lobbying and industry groups — surprise, surprise, lobbyists don’t like... View Article
Continue readingThe Lobbying Power of the Groups at the Presidential Health Care Pow-Wow
Today, President Obama held a public event with a number of leading health industry trade associations that have previously been... View Article
Continue readingThe Insufficient Lobbying Disclosure Act
Yesterday, John Wonderlich wrote an important post here about Sunlight’s meeting with the White House (with a bunch of other... View Article
Continue readingWhite House Lobbying Meeting: Public Debrief
Colleagues Daniel Schuman and Lisa Rosenberg and I just returned from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where a meeting was... View Article
Continue readingWhiteHouse.gov Ethics Page is Alive
As President Obama launched the new WhiteHouse.gov back in January, many were concerned when a particular issue page, “Ethics,” went... View Article
Continue reading“They Frankly Own The Place”
That title comes from the words of Sen. Dick Durbin describing the power of the bankers and financial sector over... View Article
Continue readingAnother Three Agencies Begin Posting Recovery Act Lobbying Contacts
Three more agencies began posting, or provided a place to post, communications between lobbyists and agency officials in regards to... View Article
Continue readingLobbyists Skirt Stimulus Lobbying Rules; Lower Registration Threshold
The Wall Street Journal reports that lobbying firms are skirting the new stimulus lobbying rules by sending corporate executives and... View Article
Continue readingMeeting Becomes Example for Lobbyist Contact Disclosure
Recently, the White House and a trio of groups — American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Citizens for Responsibility in Washington... View Article
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