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Lobbying is performed by either individuals ... bills introduced to the U.S. Congress every two-year session, for example, it is nearly impossible for one voice to be heard, let alone actioned ...
Though the tax code is the most glaring example, it’s not the only aspect of Washington politics that is affected. The ever-increasing total investment in corporate lobbying (now about $2.6 ...
Other lobbying groups are trying to make politics ... they prefer not to disrupt the status quo. “For example, we can get donations to buy a schoolbag for a child, but when we ask for support ...
There are many people who believe that the world of politics looks the way it does because of spending on lobbying. But that is not the case. Apple, for example, spends almost nothing on lobbying ...
A more significant level of undercounting is likely due to a carve-out in the law that allows some highly-paid political operatives to avoid disclosing any of their lobbying activities. For example, ...
Romania’s electoral authorities are looking into the finances of the country’s far-right presidential frontrunner days before ...
Lobbying groups spent more than half a billion dollars to ... who makes the data and filings available online. For example, the page for the Western States Petroleum Association shows that the ...
In the last decade, money spent lobbying in Washington rose more steadily and dramatically than other U.S. states that track ...
$80,000 of UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing. This included lobbying on issues like: "Issues related to transportation ...
Local and out-of-town organizations spent over $86 million on lobbying during the 2024 reporting period, according to data analyzed by our Fox45 News partners at Spotlight on Maryland. David ...
$80,000 of ZOETIS lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing. This included lobbying on issues like: "Issues related to animal health; issues related to ...