Tag Archive: Campaign Finance

Massive Lobbying Operation For Telecom Merger

by Paul Blumenthal May 11, 2011 9:00 am

AT&T is already the second largest mobile phone operator in the country and is looking to get bigger through a... View Article

Voluntary Electronic Filing Gains a New Supporter

by Lisa Rosenberg Apr 18, 2011 9:28 am

Senator John Tester announced on Facebook and Twitter that he has joined a very small handful of Senators who electronically... View Article

Financial Industry Showers House Financial Services Chairman With Contributions

by Paul Blumenthal Apr 15, 2011 2:32 pm

Last year House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., stated his philosophy on how the relationship between Washington and... View Article

Nuclear Industry Lobbyists Battle Fallout From Japan Reactor Crisis

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 23, 2011 12:06 pm

In his final State of the Union address President Jimmy Carter dedicated five paragraphs to a discussion of nuclear energy... View Article

The Permanent Campaign Now More Permanent

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 18, 2011 11:54 am

Politico has an article up today that largely rehashes a number of points that have been both here and elsewhere.... View Article

Koch Industries First Contributions of the 2012 Cycle

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 16, 2011 3:33 pm

Koch Industries’ political action committee (PAC) reports contributions totaling $46,500 to the congressional campaigns and PACs of sixteen Republicans and... View Article

Regulations Lead To Lobbying Surge By The For-Profit College Industry

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 10, 2011 11:45 am

This week the for-profit college industry hosts its annual Hill Day, where students and industry representatives come to Washington to... View Article