Merchants, retailers, and their trade associations have arrayed a team of former government officials turned lobbyists in one of 2011’s... View Article
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The recent outpouring of revulsion over Maine’s state of transparency including criticism from governor LePage’s own and our call for... View Article
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The New York Times ran a story today on the nuclear industry’s lobbying efforts over the past decade to revive... View Article
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When it comes to money in politics, Sunlight’s Poligraft helps you see the relationships between organizations and the people in... View Article
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In his final State of the Union address President Jimmy Carter dedicated five paragraphs to a discussion of nuclear energy... View Article
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As winter has turned to a democratic spring in the Arab world, the Kingdom of Bahrain has found itself swept... View Article
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–Former Rep. Steve Buyer registered his first client with his own eponymous lobbying practice. Last week his firm, Steve Buyer... View Article
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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
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