Here is a quick look at some of the lobbying done over the last few months by some of the major players in the food industry, both producers and providers, all of which have seen their lobbying increase or stay the same. The Hershey Company: Increased lobbying 35% from the previous quarter Spent $237,000 in […]
Keystone XL Pipeline – Q1 2012 Lobbying
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The recently filed 2012 Q1 LD-2 forms show that both supporters and opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline project have all decreased their lobbying activity from the previous quarter. Supporters ConocoPhillips: Decreased lobbying by 77% from previous quarter Spent $1,030,000 in Q1 2012, down $3,393,000 from Q4 2011 when they spent $4,423,000 Lobbying issues: air […]
Tech Industry – Q1 2012 Lobbying
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Q1 2012 filing deadline passed – it’s time to look at the companies making moves in Washington. Here is quick look at the lobbying efforts of some of the major technology companies. Facebook, Google and Apple all increased their lobbying from the previous quarter while Microsoft, Oracle, and Yahoo! all decreased their lobbying from […]
Are Lobbyists and The Public Interested In The Same Bills?
April 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Each week THOMAS, Library of Congress’s website that publishes federal legislation, releases a top ten list of the most searched bills of the week. What is interesting about this list is the majority of the top ten include some of the most lobbied bills of all time. In contrast and somewhat surprisingly some of the […]
Defense of Marriage Act v. Respect for Marriage Act
April 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
Since the The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was signed into law in 1996, the law has been hotly debated. In 2009, opponents of DOMA introduced the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and provide federal benefits for same-sex couples, however it would not compel individual states to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill […]
