The Hill’s Congress Blog last week featured an item by Howard Marlowe, president of the American League of Lobbyists, in... View Article
Continue readingNew York Times Calls for an Expansion of the Definition of Lobbying
In the most recent, and possibly most repugnant, turn of the revolving door, FCC commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker will join... View Article
Continue readingNuclear Industry Lobbying: Data
The New York Times ran a story today on the nuclear industry’s lobbying efforts over the past decade to revive... View Article
Continue readingFormer Ensign Aide Indicted On Lobbying Ban Violation
The Justice Department just indicted Doug Hampton, a former aide to Sen. John Ensign, for lobbying Ensign’s office prior to... View Article
Continue readingNuclear Industry Lobbyists Battle Fallout From Japan Reactor Crisis
In his final State of the Union address President Jimmy Carter dedicated five paragraphs to a discussion of nuclear energy... View Article
Continue readingRevolving Door Update
–Former Rep. Steve Buyer registered his first client with his own eponymous lobbying practice. Last week his firm, Steve Buyer... View Article
Continue readingCongress’ Ludicrously Lax Employment Negotiation Rules
On Friday the chief of staff to the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure left his post... View Article
Continue readingThe Rise and Fall of Sectors in Washington Lobbying
From 1998 to 2009 spending on lobbying expanded by nearly 150 percent. Spending grew across the board during this period,... View Article
Continue readingMonitor Group Looking Into FARA Violation
The question of whether a Boston-based consulting group hired by Libya’s Moammar Gaddafi should have registered as a foreign agent... View Article
Continue readingRegulations Lead To Lobbying Surge By The For-Profit College Industry
This week the for-profit college industry hosts its annual Hill Day, where students and industry representatives come to Washington to... View Article
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