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By John Foreman on August 06th, 2010
Defense Industry Gets Defensive With Increased Lobbying Activity
Defense sector increases lobbying amidst budget uncertainty.
Category: Lobbying News
By John Foreman on April 16th, 2010
Tension Created Between Jamaica And U.S. Amidst Lobbying Dispute
A $400,000 lobbying contract between the government of Jamaica and a U.S. Based firm falls apart amid a flurry of allegations that have reverberated from Kingston to Washington.
By John Foreman on October 13th, 2009
Disagreements Between Ethanol Lobby Groups May Hurt Corn Industry
Will the corn industry suffer due to trade group lobby rivalry?
By John Foreman on September 29th, 2009
State and Local Governments Look For An Edge Through Lobbying
As budgets strain and stimulus money swirls, lobbying by states and local governments has become an ever important exercise.
By John Foreman on September 16th, 2009
Medical-Device Makers Lobby Against Proposed Fees
Lobbying against $4 billion in annual fees, a campaign is launched.
By John Foreman on September 03rd, 2009
Proponents of Nashville Downtown Convention Center Hire Lobbying Help
Michael Cass of The Tennessean reports on political muscle engaged to assist a proposed, new downtown convention center.
By John Foreman on September 03rd, 2009
DLA Piper Helps Captain Morgan’s Rum Find A New Home
Firm helps to structure arrangement that will provide incentives for the makers of Captain Morgan’s Rum to relocate to the Virgin Islands from Puerto Rico.
By John Foreman on August 03rd, 2009
Top 25 K Street Lobbying Firms – 2009 First Half
Podesta Group, the lobbying firm founded by Democrat Tony Podesta, showed the biggest percentage gain in lobbying fees among the top 25 firms on K Street during the first half of 2009.
By John Foreman on August 01st, 2009
Fair and Balanced? Not with DC Lobbyists
New study by the American Political Science Association finds:
“The thousands of professional lobbyists working in Washington, DC on issues tend to be professional partisans who mobilize resources for one preferred political party exclusively.
