Transfats, marijuana and medical devices are on the docket in the latest edition of Influence Analytics.
Continue readingNRA enters ID-02 race on the heels of Simpson’s gun bill
The nation's premier gun rights group has entered the heated Republican primary in Idaho's 2nd District. The $30,000 buy supporting incumbent Mike Simpson follows a new bill introduced by the incumbent clarifying standards for importing firearms.
Continue readingDoctors turn lobbying effort to Senate to preserve Medicare pay
When the Senate returns to Washington next week, doctors will be at the door — and not to administer CPR.
Continue readingDoes money buy access in Washington? Science says: yes. Plus, a Q&A
If you read this blog, chances are you think money buys access in Washington — and possibly a lot more. But do you have proof? There is actually a remarkable dearth of hard empirical evidence that confirms your suspicions.
Continue readingCampaign intelligence: The money behind today’s Illinois primaries; Koch brothers in the ad spotlight
Our look at the money, the strategy and the ads behind election 2014. On the radar screen this week: Illinois, the Koch brothers and more.
Continue readingSee who’s pulling the strings of Oklahoma’s new dark money group
An Oklahoma City developer and two state lobbyists are behind a newly minted for-profit corporation spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on Oklahoma’s special senate election. Two of the group's "incorporators" have ties to a federal PAC.
Continue readingHow Big Pharma (and others) began lobbying on the Trans-Pacific Partnership before you ever heard of it
From 2009 until mid-2013, drug companies and associations mentioned the Trans-Pacific Partnership in 251 separate lobbying reports – two and a half times more than the next most active industry.
Continue readingLocal D.C. corruption has ties to federal politicians
The man who plead guilty on Monday to violating campaign finance laws in 2010 by funneling more than $600,000 to then Washington D.C. mayoral-candidate Vincent Gray has also had questionable financial dealings on the federal level.
Continue readingInfluence Analytics: Mary Cheney’s firm organizes pro-Keystone XL blitz
Former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter, Mary, appears to be connected to a last-minute effort to persuade federal regulators to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
Continue readingPolitical chemistry: The legal magic that makes corporate donations disappear
Want to know what dark money is and what it can do? Here's a classic example.
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