Category Archives: lobbying

“Trump proposes five-year ban on executive branch officials and lawmakers who want to become lobbyists”

October 18, 2016, 8:34 amcampaign finance, campaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

WaPo: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday called for tighter restrictions on Washington’s revolving door, proposing a five-year ban on members of Congress and executive branch officials who want to become lobbyists after leaving government. Trump also proposed a… Continue reading

“Lobbyists raised $11 million for Hillary Clinton since July, none for Trump”

October 17, 2016, 8:25 amcampaign finance, campaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

How Big Money Sways Policy Even When It Isn’t Spent

October 11, 2016, 8:42 amcampaign finance, campaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

I made this point in Plutocrats United, and here it is in relation to opposition to the American-US Air airline merger, via ProPublica: While labor was the friendly face of the merger, Tom Horne, the former Arizona attorney general,… Continue reading

“Trump transition team and GOP lobbyists are inching toward mutual acceptance”

October 6, 2016, 7:40 amcampaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Want to be a ‘foreign agent’? Serve in US Congress first”

October 4, 2016, 4:43 pmlobbyingRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Evan Bayh’s Shadow Lobbying”

September 29, 2016, 7:33 amlobbyingRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Pro-painkiller echo chamber shaped policy amid drug epidemic”

September 19, 2016, 7:54 amcampaign finance, lobbyingRick Hasen

CPI: An investigation by the Center for Public Integrity and The Associated Pressreveals that similar feedback loops of information and influence play out regularly in the nation’s capital, fueled by money and talking points from the Pain Care… Continue reading

“Is Congress working as it should? Depends on who you are.”

September 19, 2016, 7:19 amlobbyingRick Hasen

Frank Baumgartner and Lee Drutman for Vox.

“Lobbying registrations are down, but the influence industry is flourishing”

September 12, 2016, 7:28 amlobbyingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

NYT: Congressman Introduced Tobacco Lobbyist Bill Verbatim; Sen. Landrieu Failed to Register as Lobbyist

September 2, 2016, 10:22 amlegislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

Eric Lipton on business as usual in DC.

“Signs suggest Hillary Clinton may be more open to lobbyists in her administration”

August 22, 2016, 7:41 amlobbyingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign”

August 18, 2016, 5:41 pmcampaigns, chicanery, lobbyingRick Hasen

AP: A firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favor of the country’s pro-Russian government, emails obtained by The… Continue reading

“Political Contributions and Lobbying Proposals”

August 18, 2016, 7:21 amlobbyingRick Hasen

Yafit Cohn with some meaty data: While political contributions/lobbying proposals remain prevalent, companies should be mindful that they rarely pass, regardless of whether they are supported by the proxy advisory firms. Issuers often successfully oppose political contributions/lobbying proposals, typically highlighting… Continue reading

“Obama facing pressure to rip up his lobbyist rules”

August 12, 2016, 12:42 pmconflict of interest laws, lobbyingRick Hasen

Politico: Nixing the order could be seen as an acknowledgment that he failed to uphold one of the major pledges of his 2008 campaign, or that the change he brought to Washington wasn’t built to last. But punting the issue… Continue reading