Category Archives: lobbying
“CRP unveils ‘Foreign Lobby Watch’ to expose influence efforts by foreign governments and others”
Release:
Today, in the spirit of Sunshine Week, the Center for Responsive Politics introduces Foreign Lobby Watch, allowing users of its OpenSecrets.org website to search filings required under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
At Least 36 Lobbyists Came to Work for Trump Administration in “Beachhead Teams”
ProPublica:
While President Trump has not moved to fill many jobs that require Senate confirmation, he has quietly installed hundreds of officials to serve as his eyes and ears at every major federal agency, from the Pentagon to the Department… Continue reading
“Leashes Come Off Wall Street, Gun Sellers, Polluters and More”
NYT:
These are just a few of the more than 90 regulations that federal agencies and the Republican-controlled Congress have delayed, suspended or reversed in the month and a half since President Trump took office, according to a tally by… Continue reading
Stetson Symposium: Can Corporations Be Good Citizens? How Corporate Law, Litigation, Lobbying and Money in Politics Intersect
The Stetson Law Review will be hosting a symposium on the intersection of election law and corporate law on Friday, March 24, 2017.
Great line-up and live webcast!
“Lobbyists helped bankroll Donald Trump’s transition”
“Trump Then: ‘I Would Have No Problem’ Banning Lobbyists. Trump Now: You’re Hired!”
Justin Elliott for Pro Publica.
“The Rise and Fall of a K Street Renegade”
Riveting, must-read by Brody Mullins in the WSJ, with the subhead: “Evan Morris, a high-flying corporate lobbyist, is suspected of embezzling millions of dollars in what is shaping up to be a sprawling Washington influence scandal.”
“Trump’s Watered-Down Ethics Rules Let a Lobbyist Help Run an Agency He Lobbied”
Justin Elliott for ProPublica.
“Nations turn to lobbyists amid Trump upheaval”
“Lobbyists, Corporate Clients Open Wallets for Trump”
Roll Call:
K Street has entered the Trump era.
Lobbyists and organizations that seek to influence Washington mostly neglected the presidential campaign of Donald Trump early last year, but by the end of 2016, the sector had begun to embrace… Continue reading
“Possible expansion of lobbying restrictions threaten First Amendment”
Eric Wang oped in The Hill.
“Juneau lawmaker proposes industry tax on lobbyists”
“Trump ethics rules curtail lobbyists, while also loosening some Obama restrictions”
Matea Gold for WaPo:
President Trump on Saturday signed a far-reaching ethics policy that will make it harder for administration appointees to profit off their time in government as lobbyists, while also carving out loopholes that government watchdogs said will… Continue reading