Thu. December 04, 2008
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Majikthise
December 4, 2008
Great article in the Boston Phoenix about how
Lobbyists for the private
prison industry (and law enforcement trade associations) agitate for long prison ...
Reason Online
December 4, 2008
So, in the Bailout's latest thought balloon, the Treasury Department is preparing to buy up scores of billions of
mortgage-backed securities from the ...
Politico
December 4, 2008
By CHRIS FRATES | 12/4/08 8:35 PM EST Photo: AP The Big Three automakers returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday without a horde of Lobbyists hovering, ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
December 4, 2008
Here's what to watch for: Lobbyist Reform:
Massachusetts has no minimum qualifications, disqualification, or training for
Lobbyists. ...
State Journal
December 4, 2008
Instead of increasing wages, hiring more
workers, investing in new capital or building new plants,
businesses will use the money to hire
Lobbyists and to ...
Medical News Today (press release)
December 4, 2008
The Boston Globe on Wednesday examined how "[p]owerful special interest groups that helped torpedo
health care reform 16 years ago are now advocating ...
New York Times
December 4, 2008
Interviews with lawmakers, Lobbyists who worked on the legislation and Congressional staff members - including aides to the top Senate Democrat - made clear ...
Hutchinson Leader
December 4, 2008
In the last election many
politicians blamed
Lobbyists for some of the problems our state and nation face. In my view paid professional
Lobbyists, ...
New York Times
December 3, 2008
Interviews with lawmakers, Lobbyists who worked on the legislation and Congressional staff members - including aides to the top Senate Democrat - made clear ...
Forbes
December 3, 2008
Charlie Crist cleared a hurdle when a
Florida commission gave its approval to rules fiercely opposed by car
industry lobbyists but praised by ...
Kosciusko Star Herald
December 3, 2008
Back in 1995, records in the secretary of state's office showed that
Mississippi had 482 registered
Lobbyists who spent $3.8 million seeking to influence ...
CNNMoney.com
December 3, 2008
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) --
Lobbyists are pushing the Treasury Department to consider a plan to purchase
mortgage-backed securities in the hopes of driving ...
Reuters
December 3, 2008
business lobbyists, speaking on condition that they not be identified, said they had heard from sources on Capital Hill that Becerra was a top contender for ...
Southeast Farm Press
December 3, 2008
But that would be a huge mistake, especially on the part of agricultural Lobbyists who'll have to fight this battle again in just a few short years. ...
Kaiser network.org
December 3, 2008
The Boston Globe on Wednesday examined how "[p]owerful special interest groups that helped torpedo
health care reform 16 years ago are now advocating ...
ABC News
December 3, 2008
Inside
staffers,
Lobbyists and industry
officials mingled over drinks and appetizers. There was a live piano player too, and attendees were encouraged to ...
ABC Action News
December 3, 2008
Car
industry lobbyists say it will cost more to produce lower emission cars and that cost will be passed on to the consumer at a time when the economy is in ...
cbs4denver.com
December 3, 2008
Charlie Crist cleared a hurdle Tuesday when a state commission gave its approval to rules fiercely opposed by car
industry lobbyists but praised by ...
Deseret News
December 3, 2008
Banning gifts by Lobbyists to legislators: Last year Lobbyists gave lawmakers more than $280000 in gifts, including meals and Jazz tickets. ...
The BLT
December 2, 2008
Last night, some of Washington's finest lawyers and Lobbyists gathered at the Willard InterContinental Washington to honor the Leading Lawyers and Lobbyists ...
Paragould Daily Press
December 2, 2008
He's looking at requiring more reporting by Lobbyists on what they spend. And he wants to end a practice he calls "absentee lobbying," or Lobbyists allowing ...
USA Today
December 2, 2008
Both Obama and McCain have said they want to reduce the role of Lobbyists and special interests in Washington. "We're going to drain the swamp in Washington ...
Tapped
December 2, 2008
Remember his assault on Lobbyists? That has quieted, too. He has put Lobbyists in prime positions on transition teams - and shown little interest in really ...
The Age
December 2, 2008
that despite what he describes as America's broken political system where the power of Lobbyists, especially the oil company and dirty-energy Lobbyists, ...
Memphis Daily News
December 2, 2008
Carpenter is not the only local lawmaker getting an earful from
Lobbyists and industry representatives who disagree with the zoning ordinance. ...
Edmond Sun
December 2, 2008
As such when I sought election to the Legislature I did so on a platform of not taking personal gifts or contributions from Lobbyists or the groups that ...
Political Cortex
December 1, 2008
There were 2000 Lobbyists in Washington in 2000. In 2005 the number of Lobbyists had jumped to 34750. The average member of Congress needs more than a ...
AHN
December 1, 2008
ArkansasSports360.com
December 1, 2008
He's looking at requiring more reporting by Lobbyists on what they spend. And he wants to end a practice he calls "absentee lobbying," or Lobbyists allowing ...
New University Online
December 1, 2008
by Brock Cutler Like the eye of some monstrous storm, the Thanksgiving season has come, promising some kind of respite from the terrible news in the ...
Financial Post
December 1, 2008
... Canadian arm has had an
army of makeshift
Lobbyists pressuring federal and provincial
politicians to support its proposal for the better part of week. ...
FOXNews
December 1, 2008
... contributions up to $5000 from personal funds, refusing donations from
corporations, unions, federal registered
Lobbyists, foreign agents, and PACs. ...
Naples Daily News
December 1, 2008
By CHARLIE WHITEHEAD (Contact) BONITA SPRINGS - Is spending
tax money to pay
Lobbyists reaping big benefits for Lee County or is it simply shoveling cash ...
KFOXtv.com
December 1, 2008
WASHINGTON -- An Associated Press review of regulatory documents finds that the
George W. Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on ...
CNN
November 30, 2008
Florida Times-Union
November 30, 2008
He is again introducing a bill that would compel Lobbyists to tell the truth while appearing before legislative committees. That's fine with Neill Herring, ...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
November 30, 2008
PEER found that state agencies spent a total of $1.29 million to pay Lobbyists and several universities paid more than $300000 to Lobbyists over the last ...
NewsOK.com
November 30, 2008
Murphey, R-Guthrie, said he pledged to constituents when he first ran for his House seat in 2006 that he wouldn't accept gifts from
Lobbyists. ...
Shreveport Times
November 30, 2008
Bossier and Caddo governments have paid more than $200000 this year for state and federal
Lobbyists, but local
officials say that's pennies compared to ...