Promontory Financial Group announced yesterday the hiring of Amy Friend, the former chief counsel on the Senate Banking Committee. Friend... View Article
Continue readingLobbying Disclosure Threshold Helps The Most Wealthy, Most Powerful Dodge and Deal
Sunlight has routinely focused on the glaring problem in lobbying disclosure that only those who spend 20 percent or more... View Article
Continue readingTwo Senators Revolve to K Street
Former senators Byron Dorgan and Bob Bennett have signed on to the lobbying firm Arent Fox. According to USA Today:... View Article
Continue readingDespite rules, revolving door lobbyist was on House floor for swearing-in
The New Orleans Times-Picayune points out another possible ethics violation made during the opening day of the 112th Congress. Lobbyist... View Article
Continue readingWhy doesn’t William Daley violate Obama’s lobbyist ban?
Why doesn’t the appointment of William Daley violate the Obama administration’s ban on lobbyists in the administration? Even though Daley... View Article
Continue readingFurther Wall Street to Washington revolving door thoughts
In the post below I noted that the selection of William Daley as chief of staff to the President (now... View Article
Continue readingEx-congressman revolves to lobbying firm
Former Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) is joining the lobbying firm Alston & Bird after suffering defeat in his bid for... View Article
Continue readingHealth Care Reform Revolving Door
In the middle of December 2010 Andrew McKechnie, the top health care policy advisor to Senate Finance Committee ranking member... View Article
Continue readingNew lobby shop opens with close ties to new power
The final day of 2010 brought with it the announcement of a new lobbying firm in Washington with a strong... View Article
Continue readingLobbyist hired to head key congressional committee
Gary Andres, a lobbyist for Dutko Worldwide, has been hired by incoming chairman Fred Upton to be the staff director... View Article
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