A Black Friday sale (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images) Ready, shoppers? Your long-awaited holidays are afoot — so are the countless deals up for grabs.Source: Retail giants gear up for Black Friday — and political giving...
Alexandria, VA – Nearly five years ago the Missouri Ethics Commission (“MEC”) ordered Ron Calzone, an unpaid grassroots activist, to pay a $1,000 fine and prohibited him from discussing policy with lawmakers until he registered and filed reports as though he was a professional “lobbyist.Source: Volunteers Are Not Lobbyists, Rules Eighth Circuit...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s proposals to curb what she calls “excessive” lobbying would face near-certain legal challenges, experts say. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo) If Sen.Source: Elizabeth Warren’s lobby tax may not hold up to legal scrutiny...
Corporate philanthropy, business leaders would have us believe, is the ringing voice of a company’s social conscience.Source: Charitable Giving by Corporations Is Also About Getting, a New Study Finds...
Washington’s foreign agents are able to operate in a legal gray zone thanks to ambiguities in the law and less-than-stringent enforcement. Foreign lobbying has come to the forefront due to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russia and the Trump campaign.Source: Foreign lobbying law open to exploitation...
A bill introduced by Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley in response to indictments in the special counsel’s Russia probe would have far-reaching consequences for U.S. representatives of foreign governments, foreign companies and other international interests.Source: Sweeping Changes Proposed for Foreign Lobbying Law...
WASHINGTON – The threat of serving hard time for failing to disclose foreign lobbying work is rattling Washington’s multi-billion dollar influence industry following Monday’s 12-count indictment against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates.Source: Washington's Legions Of Lobbyists See Danger In Special Counsel's Indictment Of Manafort...
Former Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fla., arranged to use a Capitol meeting room on behalf of a lobbying client. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo) A recent panel discussion about alleged governmental corruption in Ukraine, organized by lobbyist and former Rep.Source: Lobbyists Use of Capitol Meeting Space Raises Questions...
WASHINGTON — The sweeping tax rewrite unveiled by President Trump and Republican lawmakers this past week leaves many of the details to Congress, but two sentences in the nine-page framework have Washington lobbyists salivating over a payday that some industry experts predict could top $1 billion.Source: How Two Sentences in Tax Plan May Help Unleash $1 Billion in Lobbying...
With a real threat of antitrust and privacy regulation on the horizon, Google is on track to become this year’s top corporate lobbying spender in the US 07.00 EDT Last modified on Sunday 30 July 2017 17.Source: Why is Google spending record sums on lobbying Washington?...
