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Slowdown in lobbying temporary, firms back in swing
- The election and the change in control of Congress slowed down the lobbying industry last year, cutting growth by roughly 80 percent and hurting the bottom lines of some of the area’s top lobbying firms.
Navigational toolbox to find the right lobbyist
- The prospect of finding the right person to be your lobbyist can prove daunting — particularly in light of the overcharges, conflicts of interest and illegal tactics laid bare during recent lobbying scandals. There are, however, a number of resources available to help you find the right person.
Grassroots lobbyists throng Congress
- It is spring and they are everywhere. Flocks of constituents, here by the thousands for organized “Hill Days,” are filling up hotels, crowding congressional cafeterias and making the halls of Congress ring with the clatter of earnest shoefalls.
- It is spring and they are everywhere. Flocks of constituents, here by the thousands for organized “Hill Days,” are filling up hotels, crowding congressional cafeterias and making the halls of Congress ring with the clatter of earnest shoefalls.
Lobbying spending leaps last year
- Given the battle last fall for control of Congress, and the subsequent scramble to get the lame-duck leadership to pass certain bills and budgets, it is not surprising that lobbying spending was up sharply in some sectors. Even so, lobbying spending during 2006 appears headed for a new high.
States rush for new controls on lobbyists
- Over the last six weeks state legislatures and governors from Florida to Alaska have moved to tighten the rules on lobbyists, limiting gifts, curbing privately funded travel and even cutting off some communications during floor sessions.
Political Internet grows, still tough audience for lobbyists
- Some 60 million people were online during the 2006 campaign, gathering political information and exchanging views by e-mail. Nearly 14 million of those people posted on blogs, uploaded a video they created or forwarded political content via e-mail.
New Senate ethics bill could impose 10 years in prison on wayward lobbyists and their employers
- The Senate’s new ethics rules could reach far beyond Washington’s lobbyists and put the officials who employ them at risk of lengthy prison sentences.
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