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 […]
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Food Industry – Q1 2012 Lobbying
Filed Under: LD-2, Lobbying, Lobbying Organization, Quarter Snapshot Tagged With: food, Hershey, Kraft Foods, McDonald's, Monsanto, Starbucks
Consumer Goods Industry – Q1 2012 Lobbying
Continuing our look at Q1 2012 lobbying data - here is quick look at the lobbying efforts of some of the major consumer good companies. Amazon and Home Depot saw a slight uptick in lobbying expenditures, Nokia remained steady, while Target and Wal-Mart significantly decreased their lobbying efforts from the previous quarter. Amazon: Increased lobbying 6% from the previous quarter Spent $690,000 […]
Filed Under: LD-2, Lobbying, Lobbying Organization, Quarter Snapshot Tagged With: Amazon, Nokia, Target Corporation, The Home Depot, Wal-Mart
Lobbying Industries Biggest Spenders Top $5 Million in Q1 2012
Six organizations spent over $5 million on their lobbying in Q1 2012, making them the top lobbying organizations. Three of the organizations each increased their lobbying spending by over 34%. The America Invents Act is the only piece of legislation that has been lobbied by each of these organizations in 2012. AT&T: Increased lobbying by […]
Tech Industry – Q1 2012 Lobbying
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 […]
Filed Under: LD-2, Lobbying, Lobbying Organization, Quarter Snapshot Tagged With: Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, technology, Yahoo
Defense Industry – Q1 2012 Lobbying
Q1 2012 lobbying data for some of the major players in the defense industry shows a mix of increases and decreases to their lobbying spending from the previous quarter. With the industry facing the possibility of major cuts to government contracts the lobbying efforts of each company will be critical to their bottom line. Boeing: […]
Filed Under: LD-2, Lobbying, Lobbying Organization, Quarter Snapshot Tagged With: Boeing, defense, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, United Technologies
Unions, Outspent in Washington, Battle in States
Labor union lobbying, which has increased gradually over the last decade, reached a high last year at nearly $51 million. Data analyzed by the Center for Responsive Politics show that 106 unions employed 399 lobbyists in 2011. Here are the top 10 spenders: Union D.C. Lobbying 2011 National Education Assn $7,676,415 AFL-CIO $3,600,000 American Fedn […]
Filed Under: Lobbying, Lobbying Organization Tagged With: AFL-CIO, AFSCME, collective bargaining, organized labor, SEIU, teachers, unions
Derivatives Lobby Prepared for Major Victory
Banks, energy companies and other derivatives dealers are poised to win a big one today, with approval of a federal rule exempting most of them from new government oversight. As The New York Times reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are expected to okay a much-weakened version of a […]
Filed Under: Lobbying Tagged With: CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, derivatives, Dodd-Frank, financial, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, wall street
Richard Baker: No Hedging on Helping Industry
As a Republican House member from Louisiana, Richard Baker was broadly respected for his knowledge of the financial industry. Now, as president and CEO of the Managed Funds Association, Baker has put his knowledge of Capitol Hill to work in protecting Wall Street’s interests — lately with impressive results. Baker’s group, which lobbies on behalf […]
Filed Under: Campaign Donations, Legislation, Lobbying, Lobbying Organization, Lobbyist, Political Intelligence
Lobbyists League Wants Tougher Rules
The American League of Lobbyists has proposed new rules expanding reporting requirements. “If put in place, these recommendations will increase the transparency and accountability of those engaged in public policy advocacy,” League President Howard Marlowe said in a prepared statement. “I fully expect that some will say it contains provisions that go too far, while […]
Filed Under: Lobbying, Lobbyist Tagged With: American League of Lobbyists, lobbying disclosure, transparency
Lobbying Scandals, British Style
If Mitt Romney becomes the Republican candidate for president, he will have to answer tough questions about the role of lobbyists in his administration. As First Street reported last week, lobbyists hold many positions in his campaign – as advisers, staffers, bundlers and donors. Yet neither Romney nor President Obama is facing the scrutiny that […]
Filed Under: Lobbying Tagged With: British lobbying, David Cameron, lobbying scandal, UK
