With the FCC's proposal threatening net neutrality, lobbying activity looks like it's reached a fevered pitch. But for the organizations involved, especially telecom companies, lobbying has been at a fevered pitch for a decade.
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More disclosure after McCutcheon and Citizens United? It's really not that hard.
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A look at what foreign interests spent the most last year to influence policy and public opinion in the USA.
Continue readingForeign lobbying regulation: A history
Originally enacted to put a damper on pro-Nazi propaganda, the Foreign Agents Registration Act has been sparingly -- and selectively -- enforced.
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Sunlight staffers provide a step-by-step primer on how we used our new tracker to follow foreign influence.
Continue readingForeign dictionary: Translating FARA terms into plain English
Confused by some of the legalistic terms on the FARA forms? This cheat sheet will help.
Continue readingTransparency Case Study: Lobbying disclosure in Canada
While there are many admirable features of Canadian lobbying regulation, current disclosure thresholds and requirements actually create a subtly perverse incentive structure that drives activity into the shadows.
Continue readingDefense budget cuts aren’t shrinking Northrop Grumman’s political giving
The end of two wars, the sequester and deep cuts in military spending have threatened profits for defense contractor Northrop Grumman, but cuts haven’t hurt the company’s cash flow into Washington.
Continue readingWill e-cigarettes get vaporized by the federal government?
Want to track the behind-the-scenes lobbying on e-cigarette regulations? Sunlight Foundation's Docket Wrench provides graphical and analytical tools to help.
Continue readingUpcoming EU elections bringing undue influence into the spotlight again
A broader coalition of European civil society organizations launched a campaign to make some noise around the influence of big businesses on EU institutions.
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