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 ...

“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.

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Prominent former U.S. officials are signing on to represent oligarchs, authoritarians and corporate interests eager to shape America’s sprawling system of economic warfare. Warning: This graphic ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin talked about how art pieces and furniture are chosen to be placed in the White ...

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 ...