Politico has a long article today on Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who runs the Republican Governors Association (RGA), and how he is, well, powerful. The article points out that while governors’ races typically aren’t considered as sexy as the race for control of Congress, Barbour is playing a crucial More…
Groups advocating for greater transparency and accountability in government have long advocated for stricter standards dictating who must register as a lobbyist in Washington. Now it appears that lobbyists are coming on board as well:
The American League of Lobbyists has teamed with the Sunlight Foundation in hopes of
The fallout from the Jack Abramoff scandal continues…
Lobbyist Todd Boulanger was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with tickets and meals he lavished upon public officials at the behest of his then-boss, the disgraced über-lobbyist, Jack Abramoff.
Spending bailout money to lobby for more bailout money might soon become slightly more difficult.
Incoming Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is expected to announce some new rules tomorrow governing the behavior of lobbyists for financial institutions seeking bailout money under the $700 billion financial rescue plan, according to the More…
Responding to The New York Times report that McCain campaign manager Rick Davis’ lobbying firm was on the Freddie Mac payroll until the end of August, the McCain campaign released a statement attacking The Times as “the partisan paper of record.” At first, the More…
While Sen. John McCain was busy heaving boulders at Sen. Barack Obama last week for his campaign’s ties to Fannie Mae, he apparently neglected the fact that at least one of his homes is constructed of a fragile, silica-based material.
In addition to yesterday’s More…
The ties that bind Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP vice-presidential nominee, to her state’s infamous “Bridges to Nowhere” just keep getting tighter.
Steven W. Silver, a Washington lobbyist who began representing the small town of Wasilla during Palin’s tenure as mayor, is also lobbying for construction of a controversial More…
A federal district judge this afternoon sentenced one-time super lobbyist Jack Abramoff to four years in federal prison for public corruption. The sentence is to be served at the same time as Abramoff’s current 5-year, 10-month incarceration for unrelated shady dealings involving a Florida casino cruise line. In other words, More…
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