Atlanta’s Wish List for Legislature
(AJC) — A constitutional amendment that would exempt police officers, firefighters and teachers from paying city property taxes is on a proposed “wish list” Atlanta will deliver to the Georgia General...
View ArticleLobbying War Over the Internet Heats Up
(Wall Street Journal) — Big phone and cable companies are outgunning Silicon Valley in last-minute lobbying to shape a pending Federal Communications Commission proposal to prevent Internet providers...
View ArticleFacebook Builds a Washington Lobbying Team
(Businessweek) — Facebook is trying to find friends in Washington—the old-fashioned way. The world’s largest social networking site is expanding its six-person Washington office, spending more on...
View ArticleFor-Profit Colleges Double Spending to Beat Aid Rules
(Bloomberg) — For-profit colleges more than doubled spending on lobbying and hired six former members of the U.S. Congress this year to fight regulations that threaten the industry. Ten education...
View ArticleMontel Williams Lobbies for Medical Marijuana Legalization
(The Root) — Montel Williams, who has suffered from multiple sclerosis for 10 years and uses marijuana to relieve his chronic pain, is canvassing the country in support of legislation that would make...
View ArticleWashington is for Lobbyists, Not Entrepreneurs
(CNN Money) — I am sitting near an elevator on the second floor of the Barnes & Noble in Bethesda, Md., which has free Wi-Fi and a quiet spot for phone calls. I’m also approximately four miles from...
View ArticleNFL Executes Lobbying Blitz on Capitol Hill
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View ArticleGa. Lobbyists Spend Big Bucks
(AJC) — Forty-two Falcons tickets. Two seats at a Jeff Foxworthy concert. Four hundred and thirty-five dinners and one mobile phone charger. Those items are among the more than $250,000 lobbyists...
View ArticleLobbying: On the Reel
(Washington Post) — Lobbying groups have long relied on traditional advertising to get their messages out to the broader public. Now one of Washington’s most powerful organizations has discovered a new...
View ArticleChicago Lobbyists Ring up $6 Million in 6 Months
(Chicago Tribune) — In the game of City Hall influence, the list of registered lobbyists serves as the unofficial roster. Found among the nearly 300 names are current and former government officials,...
View ArticleSeven Former Chicago Aldermen Now Lobbying City Hall
(Chicago Sun Times) — Seven former Chicago aldermen — William J.P. Banks, Charles Bernardini, Mark Fary, Terry Gabinski, Patrick Huels, Terry Peterson and Miguel Santiago — are cashing in on their...
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Further Breaking Stereotypes, Kamala Harris’ Husband Doug Emhoff Exiting Job...
Source: Win McNamee / Getty As we near Inauguration Day, more and more is being revealed about Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff and the role he will play in the White House. Being that we’ve never...
View ArticleTheir Influence on Congress is Growing
By Sonya Kimble-Ellis The job of a lobbyist is to affect change. For a number of African-American lobbyists who are now working in Washington, the process has been slow but steady. Just three years...
View ArticleWal-Mart Expands City’s Lobbying Team
(New York Times) — In its push for more stores in Chicago, Wal-Mart recently enlisted help from the brother of Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart, as well as from a former aide to Mayor Richard M....
View ArticleReport: Top 50 Lobbyists Spent $45M in NY in 2009
(Businessweek) — A new report shows the top 50 lobbyists in Albany spent $45 million last year on lobbying and campaign contributions to influence the state Legislature. The New York Public Interest...
View ArticleAt Times, City Even Lobbies the City
(Chicago Sun Times) — Contractors, suppliers and other companies use clout-heavy lobbyists to do business with City Hall. Surprisingly, at times, so does Mayor Daley. It’s not exactly the same, says...
View ArticleIllinois Hospitals Install First DC Lobbyist
(Chicago Breaking News) — The Illinois Hospital Association today named long-time Democratic congressional aide Kimberly C. Parker as its first vice president of federal relations, opening the powerful...
View ArticleCook County Launches Online Lobbyist Database
(AP) — Cook County has launched a new online database of lobbyists and lobbying activity. County Clerk David Orr says officials have never had so much detail about how lobbyists try to influence...
View ArticleAtlanta’s Wish List for Legislature
(AJC) — A constitutional amendment that would exempt police officers, firefighters and teachers from paying city property taxes is on a proposed “wish list” Atlanta will deliver to the Georgia General...
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