Tag Archive: Earmark

Listing “Earmarks” in Lobbying Disclosures

by Paul Blumenthal May 13, 2009 5:03 pm

Most lobbyists seeking earmarks for clients are likely trying to operate slightly on the sly. At least you’d think. That’s... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal May 13, 2009 10:26 am

I don’t know what amuses me most, that this happens at all or that this happens every year. The computer... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Apr 24, 2009 1:16 pm

If you’ve been following the Real Time Investigations hunt for House lawmaker earmark disclosures you probably already know that many... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Apr 21, 2009 11:46 am

In 2008, the PMA Group was hired by forty clients as their lone lobbying firm. These clients, largely seeking earmarks,... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Mar 30, 2009 3:58 pm

The New York Times reports today on what could be the next great lobbying scandal. After his house and offices... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Feb 6, 2009 12:14 pm

Yesterday, an earmark reform amendment to the stimulus bill introduced by Sen. Russ Feingold was defeated 32-65. The amendment was... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Feb 5, 2009 12:36 pm

Sen. Russ Feingold will offer an amendment to the stimulus bill today that would enact most of the earmark reforms... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Jan 23, 2009 12:27 pm

The FBI and the IRS raided a defense contractor heavily linked to Rep. John Murtha as part of an ongoing... View Article

by Paul Blumenthal Jan 7, 2009 1:31 pm

Yesterday, the House and Senate announced new earmark rules, which Sunlight’s Bill Allison addressed here on the Sunlight blog and... View Article

by John Wonderlich Jan 6, 2009 7:42 pm

Roll Call is reporting that Inouye and Obey, the Chairs of the House and Senate appropriations committees, are implementing what... View Article