Category Archives: lobbying
“The ‘Moneyball’ effect on K Street: The influence game gets scientific”
“Jeb Bush’s emails detail communications with top donors”
“The Permanent Campaign: How Outside Money Is Changing the Way Governors Do Business”
National Journal:
Gone are the days when governors appeared in ads only to boost state tourism. Campaign-style spending—and the slick ads it can buy—is becoming increasingly common for sitting governors, mayors, and other holders of high office.
It’s a… Continue reading
“Why Congress Relies on Lobbyists Instead of Thinking for Itself”
Lee Drutman and Steven Teles at The Atlantic.
“Emails Reveal Lobbyist Had Undisclosed Role In Cuomo Financial Crisis Investigation”
Justin Elliott reports for ProPublica.
“Why Silicon Valley is the new revolving door for Obama staffers”
“The Relationship Market: How Modern Lobbying Gets Done”
Very important analysis from Maggie McKinley and Thomas Groll over at Harvard’s Safra.
“Who’s Pulling the Strings? As out-of-state interest groups mount a growing front around the 2015 Montana Legislature, both on the ground and within the walls of the statehouse, outside influence is playing into state politics at an unprecedented rate”
“‘Dark Money’ robocalls push Ducey’s education agenda”
“California ethics panel rejects exceptions to lobbyist fundraising rules”
“The inside story of how big business lost Washington”
Interesting piece in Fortune.
“A New Agenda for Political Reform; Instead of trying to weaken the pressure of corporate money in Washington, let’s try strengthening Congress’s capacity to resist it.”
Lee Drutman and Steve Teles in Washington Monthly.
“California ethics panel rejects exceptions to lobbyist fundraising rules”
LAT.