“Colorado gun lobbyist faces ethics probe by lawmakers”
Free speech or an inappropriate threat from a lobbyist? This is one to watch (via Steve Klein).
Category Archives: lobbying
“Lobbyists fear shakedown if Supreme Court lifts campaign contributions cap”
“Congressional staffers often travel on tabs of foreign governments”
WaPo:
More and more foreign governments are sponsoring such excursions for lawmakers and their staffs, though an overhaul of ethics rules adopted by Congress five years ago banned them from going on most other types of free trips. This… Continue reading
“Data Mining is New Lobbying Gold”
Byron Tau for Politico:
A congressman gets an earful from his neighbor after church about a tax bill. A senator suddenly finds old high school classmates calling her about an upcoming vote on a small business bill.
Those meetings… Continue reading
“Lobbying Down, But Advocacy Up”
“DiMasi appeal to test ruling on bribery”
Major case on the meaning of Skilling.
“Unregistered Lobbyists Keep Business Humming”
Roll Call: “The tepid recovery and a dysfunctional Congress do bear blame [for the K Street business downturn], but a third, much overlooked factor exists: A lot of the work influencing government takes place in the shadows, outside of the… Continue reading
“Filings reveal previously unknown; Romney bundlers Nearly six-dozen lobbyists collected $17 million for the GOP presidential candidate”
“Kevin Ring to Appeal D.C. Circuit Decision Upholding Conviction on Corruption Charges”
Bloomberg BNA says Ring may try to take the case o the DC Circuit en banc or the Supreme Court.
“Lobbying Again on Downward Slide in 2012”
Charles Lane on Mancur Olson, Barack Obama, Collective Action, and the Rise and Decline of Nations
Interesting column:
The problem is not, as the president implied, the opposition of an implacable few to the manifest general interest.
Rather, it is that Washington is besieged by mutually offsetting lobbies representing almost every conceivable segment of society.… Continue reading
“Biotech Firms, Billions at Risk, Lobby States to Limit Generics”
The Biggest Danger of Super PACs, Adelson Redux
Over a year ago, I wrote a CNN opinion piece which concluded: “But I am concerned that Super PAC spending will influence the outcome of close Senate and congressional races. And I am greatly concerned that when Election Day is… Continue reading
“‘Hello, quid. Where’s the pro quo?'”
With all the focus on today’s DC Circuit recess appointment decision, it is easy to miss its other decision today in the Abramoff-related U.S. v Kevin Ring case. As BLT reports, it raises interesting questions about campaign contributions a… Continue reading