Anaheim elected officials and workers will be barred from lobbying the city for two years after they leave their jobs under a new “sunshine ordinance,” the strictest restriction on government lobbying in Orange County.Source: Anaheim City Council passes county’s toughest restrictions on lobbying...
Trump promised to drain the swamp, and by the numbers, he has done just that. 448 individuals who lobbied in the third quarter of 2016 did not report activity during the next two quarters.Source: Shadow Lobbyists on the Rise?...
In their new book “Revolving Door Lobbying,” Timothy LaPira and Herschel Thomas look at the connections between federal government service and lucrative lobbyist careers. (Courtesy University Press of Kansas)Source: Book Explores How Lobbyists Fill a Void in Congress...
At least a half-dozen former lobbyists are working in President Donald Trump’s White House even though they haven’t received waivers from the administration’s ethics rules, raising questions about how much the rules do to prevent conflicts of interest.Source: Trump White House lacks waivers for longtime lobbyists...
WASHINGTON A bipartisan bill introduced on Thursday would prohibit members of the U.S. Congress from ever working as lobbyists after they leave the Senate or House of Representatives.Source: U.S. senators seek lifetime ban on ex-Congress members lobbying...
Following the annual review of Lobbying Disclosure Act Guidance, Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives issued revised guidance on January 31st, 2017. Outlined below are the new updates included in the revised guidance. The full revised guidance can be found here.Source: Revised LDA Guidance...
