Tag Archive: Lobbying

The Rise and Fall of Sectors in Washington Lobbying

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 11, 2011 12:44 pm

From 1998 to 2009 spending on lobbying expanded by nearly 150 percent. Spending grew across the board during this period,... View Article

Monitor Group Looking Into FARA Violation

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 10, 2011 12:38 pm

The question of whether a Boston-based consulting group hired by Libya’s Moammar Gaddafi should have registered as a foreign agent... 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

Another Revolving Door Problem

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 8, 2011 10:55 am

Most of our focus here at Sunlight on the revolving door relates to former government officials and lawmakers who leave... View Article

Blue Dog Lobbyist Caucus

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 7, 2011 5:00 pm

It appears as though the Blue Dog Caucus, decimated in the 2010 midterms, is reestablishing itself in more comfortable environs.... View Article

Reminder: “Washington’s Lobbying Fix” event one week from today

by Daniel Schuman Mar 7, 2011 2:51 pm

A week from today, the Advisory Committee on Transparency will host a panel discussion on lobbying reform, entitled “"Washington’s Lobbying Fix", on 2pm in room 2203 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Our panel of lobbyists, experts, and journalists will discuss the current state of lobbying disclosure, evaluate the need for lobbying reform, and consider proposals for real-time lobbying disclosure.

The Monitor Group, Libya, And Positive Media Mentions

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 4, 2011 12:57 pm

The Monitor Group/Libya controversy continues today with an article in the Boston Globe. The article quotes Libya scholar Dick Vandewalle... View Article

Geithner meets with Obama campaign fundraiser

by Nancy Watzman

investigations

Mar 4, 2011 11:36 am

Penny Pritzker, who served as President Obama’s finance chair during his 2008 campaign and whose name was mentioned as a possible U.S. Commerce Secretary, met with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and several other top government heavyweights to discuss Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), according to meeting logs released by the agency this week.

In 2008, Pritzker who has a stake in several real estate and hotel businesses across the country, came under scrutiny for her role in a failed bank that made subprime loans in the leadup to the financial crisis. Pritzker said at the time that the bank ...