And yet nonprofits routinely forfeit their right to lobby, finds the Strengthening Nonprofit Advocacy Project (SNAP), a survey of more than 1,700 national nonprofits conducted in 2001 by Tufts ...

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“We have begun to drain the swamp of government corruption by imposing a 5-year ban on lobbying by Executive Branch Officials – and a lifetime ban on becoming lobbyists for a foreign government.

Lobbying can be separated into two forms, direct and indirect. Direct lobbying takes place when lobbyists meet with politicians and provide them with information that is relevant to the legislation on ...

In 2006, the organization spent more than $160,000 on lobbying. FASEB promotes funding for agencies such as the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), and is working to ensure that both US ...

Tory MP Owen Paterson resigned his seat after being embroiled in a row around lobbying Westminster has been bursting with rebellions, U-turns and resignations this week after the Tory MP Owen ...

Employing OpenSecrets data, scholars have investigated every aspect of money in politics -- from campaign contributions to lawmakers' investments to shadow lobbying. Click on the above tabs to read ...

WALL STREETERS BRING ON MORE LOBBYING HELP: Ameriprise Financial has hired 1607 Strategies to lobby on issues related to brokered deposits, or funds directed to a bank by a third party.

Tom Donohue, who led the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for more than two decades before retiring in 2021, has died, the business lobbying giant announced Monday. The Chamber represents big business in ...

Many groups, once they have established themselves in the EU capital, apply the insights of Public Affairs (PA) management, the modern art of lobbying. Many PA practitioners in the EU as well as ...

A bill introduced in the Texas Senate, however, would put an end to taxpayer-funded lobbying, which critics contend is an inherently corrupt practice. Senate Bill 175, introduced by Senator Mayes ...

SWIPE FEE RIVALS ADD LOBBYISTS: Two of the major players on opposing sides of the legislative battle over credit card swipe fees have added new lobbying firepower as advocates work to keep swipe ...