Defining Lobbying
Before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday in New York, Dewey & LeBoeuf ended its lobbying contracts in Washington. The New York Times reports that the former powerhouse has whittled its operations to a skeleton crew overseeing liquidation. At its peak, the firm employed 1,400 lawyers. In 2009, it brought in $3.4 million in […]
If you were to gauge an organization’s comfort level by its lobbying expenditures, AARP would appear quite cozy. Lobby costs for the nonprofit group have dropped, from $27.9 million in 2008 to $15.1 million in 2011. The chart below shows quarterly spending for the time period. But trend lines can mislead. Frederick R. Lynch, associate […]
This is a shortened version of a previously published report: Long-Term Care Lobbying With a new election on the horizon, renewed interest is being placed on the debate surrounding the Health Care Reform law. The federal government recently announced it was ending the CLASS Act program, which was originally proposed to provide a public option […]
